1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1751 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1751 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1751 OF 2009 Dhanraj Mohanlal Sevanlani, .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.P.P.Runwal, for the applicant. Mr. Y.S.Shinde,A.P.P., for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 20.04.2009. DATED : 20.04.2009. DATED : 20.04.2009. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking protection, pending hearing and final disposal of his application for anticipatory bail, in C.R.No.25 of 2009 of Akluj police station, Solapur, before the Sessions Court at Malshiras. That court, vide order dated 4.4.2009, rejected the prayer for interim order during pendency of the application for anticipatory bail, and while doing so, directed the applicant to attend the court for final hearing of the application on the date fixed by the court. I have perused the application, the FIR and the order dated 4.4.2009. In my opinion, in order to enable the applicant to 2 2 2 remain present before the court on the date of hearing of the application for anticipatory bail, he needs to be protected. Hence, the following order. . Pending hearing and final disposal of Application bearing no.58 of 2009 pending before the Sessions Court at Malshiras, the applicant shall not be arrested in connection with CR No.25/2009 of Akluj police station, Solapur. The Sessions Court shall decide the Application No.58 of 2009 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of two weeks from today. The applicant to produce a copy of this order before the concerned Judge on or before 23.4.2009. With these observations, the application is disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have examined merits of the case and the sessions Court shall deal with the application for anticipatory bail on merits in accordance with law and without being influenced by the observations made in this order. . The application is disposed of. 3 3 3 (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)