1 ABA 499.11.sxw JPP IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 499 OF 2011 Mr. Nilesh Mahendra Tanna. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Mr. R.K. Pathak a/w. E.B. Dixit for the Applicant Mrs. A.A. Mane, APP for the State. CORAM : A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED : 15th JUNE 2011. P.C. :- Heard. 2. The Applicant has approached this Court for anticipatory bail, without approaching the Court of Sessions, in the first instance. Mr. Pathak is right in submitting that there is no legal bar for the Applicant to directly approach this Court, but propriety requires that the Court of the lower grade should be approached first. Ordinarily, this Court insists that the Court of Sessions should be approached first, for anticipatory bail. 3. In view of this, Mr. Pathak seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application, stating that he would file one before the Court of Sessions. 2 ABA 499.11.sxw 4. He, however, prays that the Applicant be protected for some reasonable time, so as to enable him to approach the Court of Sessions. 5. Mr. Pathak also states that the Applicant shall remain present before the Court of Sessions, in person, at the time of hearing of the Anticipatory Bail Application, before that Court. 6. In view of this, the Investigating Officer agrees that the Applicant shall not be arrested, for the period of 7 days, from today. 7. The Application is allowed to be withdrawn and stands dismissed with the aforesaid observations. (A.M. THIPSAY,J.)