IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VPH APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2435 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2435 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2435 OF 2007 Sitaram Raghunath Kapase & Ors. Applicants V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Mr. Shirish Gupte, Sr. counsel i/b Y.K.S. Legal, for the applicants. Mr. S. S. Pednekar, A.P.P. for the State. Mr. Mohan P. Tekavde with S. M. Tekavde & Sachin V. Dere for intervenor. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.P.P. for the State. By consent of parties, impugned order dated 20th July 2007 is set aside and the Anticipatory Bail Application being A.B.A.911 of 2007 stands restored to the file of the trial court. 2. The trial court is directed to re-hear the parties within two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and decide application for pre-arrest-bail, in the light of the judgment of this court delivered in Cr. Appln. No. 2429 of 2007, - 2 - decided on 23rd April 2008, in the case of Prashant Prashant Prashant Kishore Mehta Vs. State of Maharashtra Kishore Mehta Vs. State of Maharashtra Kishore Mehta Vs. State of Maharashtra. 3. Parties are directed to appear before the trial court on 18th June, 2008. The interim protection in favour of the applicants is to continue till receipt of copy of this order. Therefore, it will be open for the trial court to consider afresh as to whether or not to continue the interim protection for further period. Extension of interim protection shall not be construed as expression of any opinion by this court. Trial court to decide the case on the merits of the case. Application stands disposed of in terms of this order. Sd/- [ V. C. DAGA, J.]