IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5377 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.65/88 OF THE VELLARADA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED: --------------------------------------- SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O.MADHANARAJAN, THIRUTHANI VEEDU, BHAJANA MADOM, NILAYAKKA MUKKU, KEEZHATTINGAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.DINESH RESPONDENT(S): STATE & COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.5377 of 2010 ------------------------------- DATED: 03.09.2010 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.65/88 of Vellarada Police Station for offences punishable under Secs.366A, 368 and 376 read with 34 I.P.C, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in the case against the petitioner has been transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P. Case No.5/1993 on the file of Principal Assistant Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram. 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 Sessions Judge and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the said Judge 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 . With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj