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. 1235 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1235 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1235 OF 2009 Narayan Janu Pawar ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for the Applicant. Mr.Rajesh More, APP for the State. Mr.Vinod Wagh for the Original Complainant. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 19, 2009 DATED : MARCH 19, 2009 DATED : MARCH 19, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. The applicant has an apprehension that he is likely to be arrested in connection with an offence which is likely to be registered against him under the Passport Act, 1967. 2. The learned APP for the State submits that an offence is registered by Dadar Police Station vide C.R.No.I-352/2008 registered on 20th December, 2008. The applicant has filed this application directly in this court. It will be appropriate if the applicant approaches the Sessions Court first. 3. The learned Counsel for the applicant, - 2 - therefore, seeks permission to withdraw this application for anticipatory bail with liberty to file application in the Sessions Court. He submits that interim protection may be granted to the applicant so that he can approach the Sessions Court. 4. The application, accordingly, is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed. The applicant shall not be arrested in connection with C.R.No.I-352/2008 for the offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471, 420 read with Section 12 of the Passport Act for a period of seven days. 5. The application is disposed of. 6. Parties to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)