IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1931 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 1116/2003 OF KOTTARAKKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED:- -------------------------------- UNNIPILLAI, S/O. PANKAJAKSHI AMMA, GOPINATHA VILASAM, VILANGARA, UMMANNUR, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. MR. SAJU.S.A RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT:- ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. MR. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =================== Bail Application No. 1931 of 2009 ==================== Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2009. O R D E R Petitioner who is the 1st accused in Crime No. 1116 of 2003 of Kottarakara Police Station for offences punishable under Secs. 55(a) and 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P. No. 249 of 2005 on the file of the J.F.C.M-I, Kottarakkara the case against the petitioner has been transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P. Case No. 186 of 2006. 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 B.A. No. 1931/2009 : 2 : 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 his previous non- appearance. With the above observation this application is disposed of. Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2009. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv