1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2604 OF 2009 Vinodrao Wamanrao More .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.O.A.Siddiqui i/b Rajendra Rathod for the applicant. Mr.Arjun H.Patil for the original complainant. Mr.K.V.Saste A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 16th June, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, original complainant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. This application is filed for limited relief. The applicant has prayed for ad-interim protection till the pending and final disposal of anticipatory bail application No.899 of 2009, which is pending before the Hon’ble Sessions Court at Thane. Mr.Siddiqui, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the Sessions Court has refused to pass any interim order pending his application for anticipatory bail. I am not entering into merits of the case and in my view it is necessary to grant interim protection to the applicant to enable him to appear in the court on the 2 date/s of hearing . Hence I pass the following order: The applicant shall not be arrested in connection with MECR No.113 of 2009 of Koparkairane police station till his anticipatory bail application No.899 of 2009 is decided by the Sessions Court at Thane. The applicant to remain present in the court on each date of hearing before the Sessions Court. It is made clear that if the applicant does not remain present in the court, as directed, his application may be dismissed on that count alone. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the application for anticipatory bail uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)