IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 18TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 704 of 2007() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.228/06 OF CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM : PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ P.M. GEORGE, S/O.P.T.MANUEL, ALAPPATT PALATHINGAL HOUSE, CHAKKALACKAL ROAD, PERUMANNUR DESOM, ELAMKULAM VILLAGE,ERNAKULAM DIST (DIRECTOR, MANUEL SONS,FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES(P)LTD ISLAND CASTLE, CHITTOOR ROAD,ERNAKULAM,COCHIN-35. BY ADV. SRI.SHOBY K.FRANCIS RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA/SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO.704 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.228/06 of Central Police Station, Ernakulam for an offence punishable under section 420 IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C.No.69/06 pending before the Court of the C.J.M., 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 C.J.M., Ernakulam and files an application for regular bail, within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably on the same date on which it is filed, after examining the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance. This application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn