1 APPLN 4858 OF 2010.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4858 OF 2010. Lal Shankar Bhavani Shankar Raval .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. S.V. Marwadi, i/b Mr. M.D. Mali & Co., for the Applicant. Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 1st December, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP. The applicant had filed Criminal Writ Petition No.2306 of 2010, for quashing the F.I.R. The petition was allowed to be withdrawn and interim protection given to the petitioner was directed to be continued till 29th October,2010. The petitioner, then approached this Court. This Court has continued the interim protection. Learned APP, is right in submitting that the applicant shall first approach the Court of Sessions at Kolhapur, for seeking anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the applicant states that though in the FIR there is no reference of bouncing of cheque of Rs.78,261/-, the applicant would deposit the said sum before the Court of Sessions at Kolhapur and then will approach the Court of 2 APPLN 4858 OF 2010.sxw Sessions for anticipatory bail, to show his bonafides since the cheque was not issued by the applicant. In view of this, the application is disposed of by giving liberty to the applicant to approach the Court of Sessions for anticipatory bail, on depositing an amount of Rs.78,261/- within two weeks before the Court of Sessions at Kolhapur. Interim protection already granted shall continue till the decision of the application for anticipatory bail to be filed by the applicant before the Court of Sessions at Kolhapur. If the result of application to be filed by applicant is adverse, then interim protection to continue for another 15 days after the result. If the applicant fails to file application before Court of Sessions Judge and to deposit the aforesaid amount within l5 days, then the interim protection shall stand vacated. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)