IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6960 of 2010() ----------------------------- LPC.121/07 IN CP.268/2006 of J.M.F.C.,KASARAGOD .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- MOHAN SHETTY, S/O. AICHAPPA SHETTY, PRATHAP NAGAR, MANGALPADY, KASARAGOD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.TARIN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/STATE ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE EXCISE RANGE OFFICER, KUMBLA EXCISE RANGE, KASARAGODE. 2. STATE REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.6960 of 2010 ------------------------------- DATED: 08.11.2010 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused L.P.C.No.121/2007 in C.P.No.268/20069 on the file of J.F.C.M-I,Kasaragod for offences punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Admittedly, 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 of arrest against the petitioner. With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj