IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2007 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1731 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.226/06 OF MANJESHWER POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- YESHWANATH, S/O RAMACHANDRA, BALLA, PAIVALIKE P.O., PAIVALIKE VILLAGE, UPPLA, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP. BY OF THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANJESHWER POLICE STATION, REP. BY THE PUBLIFC PROSECUTOR, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1731 OF 2007 B ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the 3rd accused in Crime No.226/06 of Manjeshwar Police Station for offences punishable under sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 323 and 308 read with section 149 IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P.No.11/07 on the file of the JFCM-I, Kasaragod, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against him. 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 concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail, within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably on the same date on which it is filed, after examining the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance. This application is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks