1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2870 OF 2009 Anna Ramanna Shetty .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.Sudhir Halli for the applicant. Mrs.P.P.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 2ND JULY, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.420 of 2009 of Haveli Police Station, Pune. The crime has been registered against the applicant and one another for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 376, 504, r/w 34 of IPC. 3. I perused the statement of the prosecutrix. She has stated in detail as to how rape was committed on her by the applicant. She has also explained the delay in filing the FIR. Mr.Halli, learned counsel for the applicant placed reliance upon the judgment of Shivdayal v. State of M.P. 2000(4) Crimes 7, and 2 submitted that in view of the delay in filing the FIR, the applicant is entitled for anticipatory bail. I perused the judgment. In my opinion, it does not apply to the facts of the present case. Hence the application is rejected. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)