IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5208 of 2011() ----------------------------- C.C. NO. 873 OF 2010 ON THE FILE OF J.F.C.M. PATTAMBI .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------- K.P. ABDUL SALIM, S/O. HAMZA, AGED 32 YEARS, TRIPRANGODE P.O. ANAPADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN SMT.REVATHY P.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA REPRESENTING THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 5208 of 2011 ------------------------------- DATED: 28-06-2011 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in C.C. No. 873 of 2010 on the file of the J.F.C.M. Pattambi for an offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. and 138 of the N.I.Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in the above case, 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 Bail A.No. 5208 of 2011 -:2:- and disposed of preferably on the 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. Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/