1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO: 3076/2009 (Pralhad Madhukarrao Hadole vs. State of Maharashtra) Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders of directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order Mr S.V. Sirpurkar Adv.for applicant Mrs. S.S.Wandile, APP for Respondent C ORAM : A.P. BHANGALE, J. DATED : 27th August, 2009. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.129/2009 dated 28.7.2009, reported at Akot Police Station, Dist. Akola, for offence punishable under section 457, 380 of the Indian Penal Code. It appears that earlier the applicant had moved the learned Additional Sessions Judge Akot, Dist.Akola who, by order dated 7.8.2009 in Misc. Cri.Appln.No. No. 99/2009 had rejected the prayer of the applicant for bail. It does appear that the learned Addl.Sessions Judge observed that the accused can seek the bail before the learned Magistrate as the offences are triable by JMFC. 3. Considering the reply filed by the respondent-State as also in view of the fact that regular court cannot be by-passed as it will have the benefit to consider the entire material collected during the investigation so far, in order to appreciate the merits of the plea for bail, the applicant may, therefore, surrender himself before the regular court and apply for bail on merits. Even otherwise, anticipatory bail order can be granted for a limited duration only, leaving it to the regular court to decide the plea of bail on merits. Hence to enable the applicant to move the regular court i.e. JMFC Akot and apply for bail, the following order is passed: The applicant may surrender himself before the JMFC Akot on or 2 before 9th September, 2009 and apply for bail on merits and if such application is moved, the learned JMFC shall decide the same as expeditiously as possible. In the event of arrest of the applicant before 9th Sept.2009, the Arresting Officer, Akot Police Station, in respect of Crime No.129/2009 , for offence punishable under section 457, 380 of the Indian Penal Code, he be released on temporary bail expiring with 9th Sept.2009, upon executing PR bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount. If the applicant avails of this anticipatory bail for a temporary period, he shall attend the Akot Police Station as and when required for the purposes of investigation. He shall inform his fixed address with telphone/cellphone number, if any, to the I.O. and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner. Humdast granted. Criminal Application disposed of. JUDGE. sahare