IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 659 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 659 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 659 OF 2009 Mr.Lalit Kumar Modi ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.Amit Desai with Mr.Pranav Badheha with Mr.Jayant i/b. M/s.Crawford Bayley & Co. for the Applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Mentioned, not on board. 2. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 3. This is an application for anticipatory bail. The applicant apprehends arrest in connection with an offence which is registered by Nagaur Police Station, Rajasthan, vide C.R.No.50/2009 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the IPC. 4. Since the offence is registered at Nagaur Police - 2 - Station, Rajasthan, this Court does not have jurisdiction to entertain an application for bail since the complaint is registered in the State of Rajasthan which is beyond territorial jurisdiction of State of Maharashtra. However, since the applicant apprehends that he may be arrested by the Maharashtra Police, a limited protection is granted to the applicant in order to enable him to approach the appropriate court in Rajasthan. 5. Hence, the applicant, under these circumstances, shall not be arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 420, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the IPC in connection with FIR No.50/2009 registered at Nagaur Police Station, Rajasthan, for a period of three weeks from today. 6. The application, accordingly, is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)