IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 7583 of 2010 -------------------------------------- [S.C. NO.345/2003 OF THE ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, NEYYATTINKARA, CRIME NO.63/1999 OF KATTAKADA EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM] ..................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- RAVEENDRAN, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, AGED 66 YEARS, KANIYAMKONAM PUTHEN VEEDU, MALAYINKEEZHU, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bail Application No. 7583 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 19th day of November, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the sole accused in S.C. No. 345 of 2003 on the file of the Addl. Sessions Judge for trial of Abkari Act Cases, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. 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 Sessions Court and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from Bail Application No. 7583 of 2010 -:2:- today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably, on the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. This Bail Application is, accordingly, disposed of. Dated this the 19th day of November, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani/