IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6148 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- CC.NO.527/2010 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT,HOSDURG ...... (CRIME NO.772/09 OF HOSDURG POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: ------------------------------------------- V.V.ANILKUMAR, S/O.SHANMUGHAN, P.K.NIVAS, KANHANGAD SOUTH, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.T.SUDHAMANI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6148 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is accused No.1 in Crime No.772 of 2009 of Hosdurg Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 498-A read with Section 34 I.P.C, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Hosdurg in C.C.No.527 of 2010, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. 3. 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 Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Hosdurg and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Hosdurg and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably, on Bail Appln.No.6148/2010 : 2 : the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. This Bail Application is, accordingly, disposed of. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj