1 APPLN 5732 OF 2010 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5732 OF 2010. Rajesh Bhalotia .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra and ors .. Respondents. Mr. Gaurav Gadodia with Yashdhar Chandulal , for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 23th December, 2010 P.C. 1. This is an application for transit bail, by applicant, who apprehends arrest by Khar Police Station. Learned APP on instructions from Officer from Khar Police Station, submits that Khar Police Station did not have any information about the offence registered against applicant and it is registered at Gramin Police Morbi, District:Rajkot, Gujarat State. Learned counsel for the applicant in view of judgment in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and ors, in SLP No.7615 of 2009, submits that the applicant be granted anticipatory bail. He submits that there are no fetters on the power of this and Sessions Court in granting anticipatory bail in view of the judgment of Supreme Court and competent Court at Gujarat, in whose 2 APPLN 5732 OF 2010 jurisdiction offence is registered would be competent to cancel bail if it finds it to be necessary. Absence of fetters on the powers of the Court cannot be equated to an obligation to pass a final order. 2. The applicant is possibly apprehending arrest from Gramin police Morbi, District:Rajkot, Gujarat State. Since the documents and papers could be better available to the Courts in Gujarat having jurisdiction over the area, the applicant is granted transit bail for a period of two weeks. In the event of applicant’s arrest in any crime registered on the report of Gramin Police Morbi, District:Rajkot within a period two weeks, he released on bail on his furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.10,000/- on the following conditions. i) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by Investigating Officer as and when required Investigating Officer. ii) The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the trial Court. 3 APPLN 5732 OF 2010 iv) This order shall remain in force for a period of two weeks from today. v) Application stands disposed of. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)