IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1567 OF 2007 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1567 OF 2007 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1567 OF 2007 Shakti Gandotra. ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and another. ... Respondents. S.V.Kotwal with Vinod Kothari i/b. Apex Law Partners for the petitioner. Ms.P.P.Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 6th May 2008. DATED: 6th May 2008. DATED: 6th May 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard. Perused record. 2. Vide order dated 22nd June, 2007, learned Principal Judge, Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court, Bombay had already granted anticipatory bail to the present applicant operating till 26th June, 2007. Thereafter, by virtue of interim orders passed by this Court from time to time, applicants were enjoying fruits of the said order. In view of the view taken by this Court in its order dated 23rd April, 2008 passed in Criminal Application No.2429/2007 (Prashant Kishor Mehta v. State of Maharashtra) (unreported), the anticipatory bail granted in favour of the present applicants shall remain operative till filing of the charge-sheet. 3. It is, however, made clear that I am not expressing any opinion on the merits of the case. When the regular bail application would be moved in terms of section 439 of Cr.P.C. before the regular Court, the same should be considered on its proper perspective in accordance with law. If an application for bail is moved, the concerned Court would do well to dispose it of preferably on the day it is filed. 4. The learned A.P.P. appearing for the State is directed to inform its counterpart in the trial Court to be ready with all relevant records with the bail application and seek no adjournment on the ground of non-availability of records, if the applicant- accused intimate the date on which he propose to surrender three days in advance. 5. Writ petiton disposed of in terms of this order. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE