IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2009 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1457 of 2009() ----------------------------- LP.49/2009 OF MUNSIFF-MAGISTRATE COURT, PARAVOOR .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------- MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.KUNJUKRISHNAN, PERIYAZHIKATHU VEEDU, POOTHAKULAM, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARAVOOR POLICE STATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 1457 of 2009 ------------------------------- DATED: 25-03-2009 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 365 of 2006 on the file of the Paravoor Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec. 498 A I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the Munsiff Magistrate Court, Paravoor, the case against the petitioner has been transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P. Case No. 49 of 2009. 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 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 . Sd/-V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani /true copy/