1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3830 OF 2010 Chetan Harish Pawar and others APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT Mr.Joydeep Chatterji, learned counsel for the applicants. Mr.B.V.Wagh, learned A.P.P. for respondent State. (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 21/10/2010 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicants have approached this Court for their pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest in connection with CR No.323/2010, registered in Pathardi Police Station of Dist. Ahmednagar. 2. Record shows that as the interim protection was granted to the applicants during the pendancy of their applications before the Lower Court vide order dated 23/09/2010, the same order was continued till disposal of this application. 3. Heard respective counsels for the parties. On hearing the counsels, this Court is of the opinion that, this is not a fit case 2 wherein pre-arrest bail can be granted to enlarge the applicants on bail. At this juncture, learned counsel for applicants seeks one week time to surrender before the competent authority i.e. till 27/10/2010, and prayed for continuation of interim protection till then. In view of this, following is the order : 1. Interim protection granted, is hereby extended till 27/10/2010. Within meantime, applicants to surrender before the competent authority. It is made clear that, in any case, this interim protection will not be extended. 2. This order is not passed on merit. Learned Lower Court, not to influence with these observations, while deciding the application for bail, if any filed by the applicants. 3. Application stands disposed of accordingly. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/OCT. 2010/cri.appl.3830-10