1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3115 OF 2009 1.Naseer Latif Shaikh .. 2.Majida Naseer Shaikh .. Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents. Ms.Seema S.Singh and Mr.Sunil K.Mishra for the applicants. Mr.S.S.Pednekar A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 17TH JULY, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned APP for the respondent. 2. By this application, the applicant has prayed for transit anticipatory bail in FIR No.31 of 2008 of Sadhar Thana police station, Amritsar, Punjab, to enable the applicants to approach the concerned court and seek anticipatory bail. It appears that the 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 aforesaid C.R in Mumbai and hence they have approached this court seeking transit anticipatory bail to enable the applicants to approach the concerned court 2 and apply for appropriate relief before appropriate court. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant this application. Hence, the following order. The applicants shall not be arrested in connection with FIR No.31 of 2008 of Sadhar Thana police station, Amritsar, Punjab, for a period of 15 days from today. It is made clear that this transit anticipatory bail is granted only till 1st August, 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 its merits in accordance with law. The application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)