IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4663 OF 2009 Bishwanath M. Poddar ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ----- Mr.Monish Boura i/b. Shri Y.M. Nakhwa, APP for State. ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 5TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant has filed this application for anticipatory bail, apprehending arrest in connection with an offence, which was registered in the State of Jharkhand under T.R. No.1280/08 in PCR 53/07 pending before the S.M.J.M. Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 3. It is stated that the Applicant is a cancer patient and is undergoing treatment in Bombay Hospital and he requires two weeks' time to recover from the ailment. He has annexed the medical papers with the application, indicate that the Applicant is undergoing treatment in Bombay Hospital on account of his ailment. 4. Since the complaint is lodged in the State of Jharkhand, this Court does not have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain an application for anticipatory bail. However, the Applicant can be given temporary protection for a limited period in order to enable him to approach the appropriate Court in the State of Jharkhand. The Applicant, therefore, is given two weeks' time to approach the appropriate Court in Jharkhand and in the meantime he shall not be arrested by the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in connection with non-bailable warrant under T.R. No.1280/08 in PCR 53/07 pending before the S.M.J.M. Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)