IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6931 of 2010() ---------------------------------- (CRIME NO.389/1997 OF CHENGANNUR POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT) .............. PETITIONER -------------- KRISHNA PRAKASH S/O.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,THURUTHAEL VEETIL, THIRUVANMANDOOR, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6931 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 4th day of November, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is accused No.3 in Crime No.389 of 1997 of Chengannur Police Station, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C.No.872 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Chengannur, the case against the petitioner has been transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P.No.248 of 2008. Admittedly, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted to nullify the process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Magistrate and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the Bail Appln.No.6931/2010 : 2 : same day on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner and also after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance. With the above observation this application is disposed of. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj