IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009/6TH CHAITHRA, 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1551 of 2009() ----------------------------- LP.80/2008 of J.M.F.C.,IRINJALAKUDA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------- PRINCE PAUL, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.PAULOSE PAUL, KANJIRITHNAKAL HOUSE THUMBOOR,KOTTENALLOR VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, TRICHUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ANTONY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 1551 of 2009 ------------------------------- DATED: 27-03-2009 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 984 of 2005 of Irinjalakuda Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec.354 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.80 of 2008. 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 . Dated this the 27th day of March, 2009. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani