IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2010 / 16TH ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5926 of 2010() --------------------------- CC NO. 4396/09 OF MOURANIPUR DISTRICT MAGISTRATE COURT, JANCY, UP ........................................................... PETITIONER / ACCUSED : ----------------------------------- NAVEEN CHANDRA PAI, S/O.CHANDRA PAI, AGED 61 YEARS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VANITHA AYUR RESEARCH CENTRE, ILLIKKAPADI, EROOR PO, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.V. SABU RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 2. CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, COCHIN CITY. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5926 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the sole accused in C.C.No.4396 of 2009 on the file of the Mouranipur District Magistrate at Jhancy in Uttar Pradesh stated to be arising out of a police charge alleging offences punishable under Sections 418 and 420 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. 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. However a division bench of this Court has held in Madhusoodan Vs. Supdt. of Police (1992 KLT 83) that if the petitioner is apprehending the arrest within the territorial limits of this Court pursuant to a warrant issued by a court situated beyond the limits of this Court anticipatory bail can be granted to enable the petitioner to appear before the court concerned. Bail Appln.No.5926/2010 : 2 : Accordingly a direction is issued to the City Police Commissioner, Kochi or the Station House Officer of the concerned Police Station in Ernakulam District to release the petitioner on bail with a direction to appear before the Jhancy Court within a period of three months. The petitioner shall surrender before Jhancy Court on or before 6/1/2011 and apply for regular bail. This bail application is disposed of as above. Handover copy to Public Prosecutor. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj