1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 922 of 2010 Kiran Laxmanrao Salunkhe ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.Rahul S. Kate for the applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 9th March 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks pre­arrest bail in connection with C.R.No. 218 of 2009 registered at Phaltan Police Station for an offence punishable u/s.328, 420, 272, 273 r/w section 34 of the IPC and section 2 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. 2 3. Charge­sheet was filed before the JMFC on 5th October 2009 showing the present applicant as an absconding accused. Learned Magistrate therefore directed issuance of a warrant against the applicant. The applicant has not so far been arrested. By an application he prays for pre­arrest bail. 4. Since the charge­sheet has been filed, it would be appropriate to direct the applicant to appear before the trial Court and apply for regular bail. However in order to protect him for a limited period, I direct that in the event applicant is arrested on or before 18th March 2010, he shall be released on temporary bail on his executing P.R bond of Rs.15,000/­ with one solvent surety for the like amount to enable him to approach the trial Court. If the applicant applies for bail to the trial Court before 18th March 2010, interim protection hereby granted shall continue till the disposal of the bail application. 4. With this direction, application is disposed of. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)