IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2011 / 2ND ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5030 of 2011() ------------------------ C.R. NO. 08/09 OF HOSDURG EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------- RAJANI M, AGED 27 YEARS D/O. RAMESHAN, MOOLAKANDAM, P.O.ANANDASHRAMAM, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.V.R.REKESH SRI.RAJESH. K.RAJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 5030 of 2011 ------------------------------- DATED: 23-06-2011 O R D E R Petitioner who is the sole accused in C.R. No. 08 of 09 of Hosdurg Excise Range for an offence punishable under Sec. 55 (g) of Abkari Act, and whose case is now pending before the J.F.C.M. I, Hosdug as C.P. No. 63 of 2011, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in the above case, 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 Bail A. No. 5030 of 2011 -:2:- 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 and also after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for her previous non- appearance. With the above observation this application is disposed of . Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2011. Sd/- V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/ /true copy/ P.S. to Judge