IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2008 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3102 of 2008() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO. 53/2003 OF RAMAMANGALAM POLICE STATION, C.C.NO.1399/2003 OF J.M.F.C.,KOLENCHERRY) .................... PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- MANEESH, AGED 27 YEARS S/O. MOHANAN, PULIKAMATTATHIL HOUSE S. MARADY KARA, , MARADY VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.JOY. RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. -------------------------------------------- BAIL APPLICATION NO.3102 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of May, 2008 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.53 of 2003 of Ramnamangalam Police Station registered under Section 379 I.P.C. and 12(x), 20 and 23 of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C. No.1399 of 2003 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Kolenchery, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. 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 same day on which it is filed after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance. With the above observation, this application is disposed of. (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) sp/ 2