IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 13TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 22ND BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5438 of 2010() -------------------------------------- CRIME NO.351/2002 OF KASARAGOD POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD DIST. ........... PETITIONER(ACCUSED) --------------------------------------- K.VENUGOPALAN NAIR,S/O.KUNHAMBU NAIR, AMMENKODE HOUSE,BOVIKKANAM,MULIYAR VILLAGE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.(CRIME NO.351/2002 OF KASARAGOD POLICE STATION). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISIOSN ON 14/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5438 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of September, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.351/2002 of Kasaragod Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 420 & 465 I.P.C, seeks anticipatory bail. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the C.J.M. Court, Kasaragod in C.C.No.561/2009, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. 2. 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 C.J.M. Court, Kasaragod and seeks regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the C.J.M Court, Kasaragod and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, Bail Appln.No.5438/2010 : 2 : preferably, on 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