IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6548 of 2010() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.163/2002 OF ADHUR POLICE STATION) LPC.37/2010 of J.M.F.C-I.,KASARAGOD .................... PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED ------------------------------------------ ABDULLA B.K., S/O.MOHAMMED, KOTTA HOUSE, POVVAL, P.O.MULIYAR, KASARAGOD - 671 542. BY ADV. SRI.S.JIJI RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADHUR POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6548 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is accused No.1 in Crime No.163 of 2002 of Adhur Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 419, 465, 468 & 471 read with Section 34 I.P.C, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Kasaragod in L.P.C.No.37 of 2010, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. 3. 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 Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Kasaragod and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Kasaragod 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 notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. This Bail Application is, accordingly, disposed of. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj