SSK/909 1 WP/2592.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2592 OF 2011 Jamil K. Merchant ....Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. A. M. Saraogi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Shitole, APP for the State. Ms. Tahira Qureshi, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 & 3. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 15th NOVEMBER, 2011. P.C.: Mr. Saraogi, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to apply for discharge of the petitioner from the criminal case. Leave with liberty as prayed for, is granted. The writ petition is disposed of, as withdrawn. 2. Mr. Saraogi, learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, submits that the applicant may be granted exemption from personal appearance as the the next date of hearing of the criminal case is tomorrow. The petitioner is always at liberty to apply for exemption from personal appearance, and therefore, this Court is not expected to pass any order in that regard. In the event, the petitioner files any such application, the trial court shall consider the same sympathetically on its own merits and in accordance with law. (RANJIT MORE, J.)