IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2595 of 2008() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.145/05 OF IRITTY POLICE STATION) PETITIONER: 6TH ACCUSED: --------------------------------------------- NARIKODAN KUNHIKANNAN, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.SANKARAN NAIR, V.K.HOUSE, PERUMACHERI, P.O.CHERUVESSI, MAYYIL. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER RESPONDENT: STATE: ---------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.2595 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of May 2008 O R D E R Petitioner who is the 6th accused in Crime No.145/2005 of Iritty Police Station for offences punishable under Secs.143, 147, 448, 427, 436, 395, 153(A) read with Section 149 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P.197/2007 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Mattannur, 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, notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE css/