IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2007 / 14TH JYAISHTA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 3270 of 2007() ----------------------------- CP.64/2006 of J.M.F.C., SASTHAMCOTTA CRIME NO.238/2005 OF SOORANADU POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- KRISHNAN W/O VELUMPAN, KOCHUTHENGUTHARAYIL VEEDU, PULIKULAM MURI, SOORANADU NORTH, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOORANADU POLICE STATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.3270/2007 ------------------------------- DATED: 4-6-2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.238/2005 of Sooranadu Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P. No. 64/2006 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Sasthamcotta, 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 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. mrcs