AJN 09-CRIAPP266,11 : 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.11 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.25 OF 2011 Ishwariprasad s/o. Atmaram Bagaria. ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. I.A. Bagaria, applicant in person. Mr. D.J. Khambatta, Additional Solicitor General with Ms. Revati Mohite-Dere for the Union of India. Mr. Shailesh Chavan i/b Mr. V.S. Kapse for respondent 13. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI, & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 9TH JUNE, 2011. P.C.:- 1. In view of the statements made by the applicant, who is appearing in person and Mr. Khambatta, learned Additional Solicitor General, who is appearing for the Union of India, in the court, in our opinion, the present criminal application can be disposed of by recording and AJN 09-CRIAPP266,11 : 2 : accepting the said statements. 2. The applicant - Mr. Bagaria, who appears in person makes a statement that at the hearing of the Bail Application No.3 of 2011, he will not raise any objection to the appearance of any advocate to whom the Enforcement Directorate has issued Letter of Authority to appear for the Enforcement Directorate. 3. We also record the statement of Mr. Khambatta, learned Additional Solicitor General that the Enforcement Directorate has already issued letter dated 3/6/2011 authorizing certain advocates to appear for the Enforcement Directorate. Learned Additional Solicitor General further states that the Central Government will soon issue notification under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, “PMLA”) appointing Special Public Prosecutors. 4. In view of the above, we direct learned Special Judge, AJN 09-CRIAPP266,11 : 3 : who is seized of Bail Application No.3 of 2011 to go on with the matter and allow the advocates of Enforcement Directorate to appear on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate on the basis of the Letter of Authority issued by Enforcement Directorate. We direct him to proceed with the hearing of the bail application without waiting for the decision of the pending PIL No.25 of 2011. 5. We must note that this concession is made by Mr. Bagaria on the basis that it shall not be construed to mean that he has given up the points raised by him in PIL No.25 of 2011 filed by him. He states that this concession is restricted to PMLA Case No.1 of 2011 and related matters in which he shall not raise the abovementioned objection. 6. In view of the statements made by learned counsel, which we have recorded and accepted, the criminal application is disposed of. We direct the Registrar (Judicial I) of this court to send a copy of this order to AJN 09-CRIAPP266,11 : 4 : learned Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Mumbai and concerned learned Special Judge under the PMLA. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.]