IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8595 of 2010() --------------------------- L.P.54/05 IN CC.480/2003 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT–I, ATTINGAL ................. PETITIONER / ACCUSED: ----------------------------------- RATHNAKARAN, PONNARTHALA KRISHNAVILAS, KAZHUNAD, KALLAYAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM – 695 043. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 8595 of 2010 ------------------------------- DATED: 21-12-2010 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in C.C. No. 480 of 2003 on the file of the J.F.C.M. I, Attingal, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C. No. 480 of 2003 , the case against the petitioner has been transferred to the Long Pending Case Register as L.P. Case No.54 of 2005 . 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 . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE.