1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.235 /2010 [Shankar Sitaram Shivankar vs. State of Maharashtra ) ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr R M Daga Adv.for applicant Mr K S Dhote, APP for Respondent CORAM : A.P.BHANGALE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 11, 2010. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. It appears that earlier when the applicant approached the learned Additional Sessions Judge -9, Nagpur with prayer for anticipatory bail, the same was rejected on the ground that offence is of serious nature and it is not proper to obstruct investigation in the crime. According to learned Advocate for the applicant, charge-sheet is already filed before the trial Court. 2. If that is so, it would be appropriate for the applicant to surrender before the trial Court and then apply for bail on merits. In order to enable the applicant to approach the trial Court and apply for bail on merits, the following order is passed : On or before 23rd Feb.2010 the applicant shall surrender before the learned trial Judge who shall accept the surrender of the applicant and then decide his plea for bail on merits, considering the material collected during the course of investigation. In the meanwhile, if 2 arrested on or before 23.2.2010, by the SHO or Arresting Officer of Mouda Police Station, in respect of Crime No. 63/2009 for offence punishable u/ss 341, 307, 506 read with sec. 334 IPC etc. the applicant shall be released upon executing PR bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or more sureties in the equal amount, with further conditions that if this interim anticipatory bail is availed of, the applicant shall attend the I.O. as and when required. He shall inform his fixed address with telephone/cell phone numbers, if any, and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner. It is made clear that if the applicant fails to surrender before the trial Court within the above timeline, the benefit of temporary anticipatory bail shall stand expired automatically without further reference to this Court. Application is disposed of. Humdast allowed. JUDGE sahare