IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 25TH BHADRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 7654 of 2011() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.308/1999 OF MATHILAKAM POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT ----------------------------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- HABEEB, S/O.KHADER, MULAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, MATHILAKAM, KODUNGALLUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT(S): STATE ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.7654 of 2011 ------------------------------- DATED: 16-09-2011 O R D E R Petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No. 308 of 1999 of Mathilakam Police Station, Thrissur District for an offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C. No. 813 of 1999 on the file of the J.F.C.M., Kodungallur, the case against the petitioner was transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P. No. 166 of 2003. 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 16th day of September, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/