1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO. 3038 OF 2009 1. Mr Naseer Latif Shaikh 2. Mrs Majida Naseer Shaikh .. Applicants Vs State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Seema S Singh , Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. J.P.Yagnik, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 13/07/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned APP for the respondent. 2. By this application, the applicants have prayed for transit anticipatory bail in FIR No.24 of Malout City Police Station,Tq.Malout, Dist-Muktsar, Punjab. to enable the applicant to approach the concerned court and apply for anticipatory bail. It appears that an offence has been registered against the applicants for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under section 420 of IPC. The applicants are apprehending arrest in connection with the aforesaid FIR, in Mumbai and hence they have approached this court seeking transit anticipatory bail. Having considered overall facts and T 2 circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant this application. Hence, the following order. The applicants shall not be arrested in FIR No.24 of Malout City Police Station, Tq.Malout,Dist-Muktsar, Punjab, for a period of 15 days from today. It is made clear that this transit anticipatory bail is granted only till 28.7.2009, to enable the applicants to approach the concerned court and apply for anticipatory bail. While granting this order, I shall not be understood to have examined the merits of the case and the concerned court shall deal with the application on merits in accordance with law. The application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)