1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5459 OF 2009 Natawarsinh L. Chauhan ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ------ Mr. M.S. Mohite for Applicant Mrs. P.P. Shinde - APP for State Mr.D.A. Nalawade - APP for State ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 4TH DECEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Mentioned not on Board. 2. The application for anticipatory bail is directly presented before this Court after the lunch session at 3 O'clock. 3. It is submitted by the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant that the Bar Association of Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have passed a resolution not to appear before the said Court in any matter as long as the Regular Public Prosecutor is appointed to appear in the Court of Sessions at 1 Silvassa. It is submitted that in view of this resolution, it was not possible to produce this application for anticipatory bail in that Court and, therefore, the Applicant has directly filed this application in this Court. It is submitted that the Applicant may be protected by granting an ad-interim order till the matter is heard by the regular Court at Silvassa. 4. The Learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the Respondent has submitted that after going through the application, he has no objection if ad-interim protection is granted till the matter is heard on merits in the Sessions Court. 5. In view of this peculiar situation which has been arrived, the Applicant is entitled to present this application directly in this Court. The Applicant, under these circumstances, in view of the statement made by the learned APP for the State, shall not be arrested in connection with FIR No.285/2009 registered at Silvassa Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 452, 324, 114 of the Indian Penal Code for a period of one week. The Applicant shall file fresh application in the Court from the regular Court. In the meantime, the Applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Agency and he shall report to the 1 concerned police station for a period of 3 days from 7th December, 2009. Liberty granted to the Applicant to apply for further extension, if required. 5. Application is disposed of. 6. Parties to act on the authenticated copy. (V.M. KANADE J.)