George Mathai vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 13 March, 2007

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

Bail Appl No. 1503 of 2007()


1.  GEORGE MATHAI, S/O.K.V.MATHAI,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE
                       ...       Respondent

2. KRISHNAN, S/O.PAZHANI,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.ANAND

                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR

 Dated :13/03/2007

 O R D E R
                          V.RAMKUMAR, J.
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                    Bail Application No. 1503/2007
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                  Dated this 13th day of March, 2007

                               O R D E R

The petitioner, who is the accused in C.P.No.45/2000 on

the file of the J.F.C.M-I, Palakkad for an offence punishable under

Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. Consequent on the non appearance of the petitioner in

C.P. No.45/2000 on the file of the J.F.C.M-I, Palakkad, 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

committal Court and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the

petitioner surrenders before the Committal Court 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, after examining the explanation offered by the

petitioner for his previous non appearance.

The application is disposed of as above.

V.RAMKUMAR,
JUDGE

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