jpc aba528-11.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 528 OF 2011 Asha Bipin Shah ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondents Mr. S. V. Marwadi for the Applicant Mr. K. V. Saste, APP for the State CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 22nd June, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Marwadi, the learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. Saste, APP for the State. 2. The applicant has approached this Court directly without approaching the Court of Sessions. Mr. Marawadi submits that such course is legally permissible. Though there is no bar, in law, to approach this Court directly, it is well settled that, ordinarily, the Court of Sessions is to be approached first for anticipatory bail. There are no exceptional or unusual circumstances requiring this application to be entertained, directly. The only reason given by Mr. Marwadi for approaching this Court directly is that the office of the Court of jpc aba528-11.sxw 2 Sessions has refused to register the Anticipatory Bail Application on the ground that physical presence of the applicant in the office of the Court will be required. On this ground, the present application cannot be directly entertained. The applicant can seek appropriate directions by approaching the learned Sessions Judge. 3. In view of this, Mr. Marwadi agrees to approach the learned Sessions Judge and seeks leave to withdraw this Anticipatory Bail Application. 4. The Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed to be withdrawn and stands dismissed as such. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.)