IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1009 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1009 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1009 OF 2009 Mr.Godfreo Alex D’Souza ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.Parvez Ubharay i/b. Mr.Sanjay Gade for the Applicant. Mr.D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 3, 2009 DATED : MARCH 3, 2009 DATED : MARCH 3, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application for anticipatory bail. An offence has been registered by the Kashimira Police Station, Thane, for the offences punishable under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic Act, 1956. The applicant is the owner of the premises. It is submitted by the applicant that the applicant’s name was added in the array of accused after three months. It it submitted the applicant had given the management of the said lodge to one Manoj Anand Shetty who was carrying on the said lodging business and the day to day affairs was solely managed by the said Shetty. - 2 - 3. The learned APP submits that there is material on record to indicate the involvement of the applicant and therefore, his custody is required. 4. In my view, taking into consideration the charges which are levelled against the applicant, this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. The application for anticipatory bail is rejected. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)