IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VPH APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1833 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1833 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1833 OF 2008 Tanaji M. Shinde Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Mr. K. N. Makasare, for the applicant. Ms. P. P. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. DATED: 10th JUNE, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Not on board. Upon mentioning taken on board. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicanst. He submits that applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C. R. 47 of 2008 registered with Kopari Police Station under S. 120-B, 452, 1 43, 145, 147, 336, 337, 353, 506(2), 117 of I.P. Code read with Sec. 3, 7, read with 37(1) 135 of the Bombay Police Act and prayed for entertaining this application directly in the High Court. 2. On being asked as to why he did not approach the Session Court. Learned counsel for the applicant - 2 - submits that the matter is of some political importance and media is playing vital role and trying to politicise the matter and the applicants may be the victims of some foul game. All these submissions advanced are misplaced. Application is, therefore, rejected without examining merits or demerits of the matter, however, reserving liberty in favour of the applicants to move the appropriate forum for anticipatory bail. 3. Parties to act on the authenticated copy of this order. [ V. C. DAGA, J.]