IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8510 of 2010 -------------------------------------- [CRIME NO.458/2008 OF CHALAKUDY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT] ............ PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2: ------------------------------------------ LALU, S/O. VASU, THAYYIL VEETTIL, NEAR PANAMPILLY COLLEGE, POTTA, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ANTONY C. ETTUKETTIL. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POLICE STATION - REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 8510 of 2010 ------------------------------- DATED: 20-12-2010 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 458 of 2008 of Chalakkudy Police Station for offence punishable under Sections 323, 324 and 326 I.P.C. read with Sec. 34 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the J.F.C.M. Chalakkudy, 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 Bail A.No. 8510 of 2010 -:2:- 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 . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/