1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2411 of 2008 Rakesh B. Patel ... Applicants versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents ... Mr.Shavez Mukri & Mr.Mishra i/b O.A. Siddiqui for the applicant. Mr.Kapil Dave for respondent no.1. Ms.M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4095 of 2008 State of Maharashtra ... Applicant versus Vinod Maganlal Kamdar ... Respondent ... Ms.M.H. Mhatre APP for the applicant State. Mr.Kapil Dave for respondent. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 23rd February 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2 2. Application No.2411 of 2008 is filed by the original complainant while Application No.4098 of 2008 is filed by the State praying for cancellation of bail. Both the applicants have prayed for cancellation of the order dated 20th June 2008 passed by the learned Addl. Judge, Gr. Mumbai granting anticipatory bail to the respondent no.1. Hence they are disposed of by this common order. 3. Perusal of the order shows that anticipatory bail granted is of unlimited duration. In Salauddin Abdulsamad Shaikh Vs.State of Maharashtra AIR 1996 SC 1042 the Supreme Court has held that the order of anticipatory bail should not be of unlimited duration. The decision has been followed in the case of Nirmal Jeet Kaur Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2004) 7 SCC 558 and Sunita Devi Vs. State of Bihar, AIR SC 498. 4. In view of this, the impugned order granting bail for an unlimited period needs to be set aside/modified. Hence, I pass the following order:- O R D E R The order dated 20th June 2008 granting anticipatory bail to the respondent no.1 is set aside and substituted by the following order:- “In the event of arrest of applicant in connection with FIR No. 113 of 2008 registered at Azad Maidan police station, he be released on bail on executing P.R bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety of the like 3 amount. This order shall remain in force for a period of four weeks whereafter, the applicant may, if he so desires apply for regular bail before the appropriate court. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)