IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2009 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1548 of 2009() ----------------------------- C.C. NO. 1237/2007 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE-II, THRISSUR PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ------------------------------ A.U.HANEEFA, AGED 53 YEARS S/O.UMMER,AMBALATHU HOUSE, POOTHOLE PO, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. NAGARAJ NARAYANAN MR. SAIJO HASSAN RESPONDENT/STATE:- -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. MR. M.S. BREEZ, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =================== Bail Application No. 1548 of 2009 ==================== Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2009. O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in C.C. No. 1237 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C. No. 1237 of 2007, 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 same day on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants against him. With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv