1 ABA.753.2011.sxw mnm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL/CRIMINAL JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 753 OF 2011 Rais Shaikh ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr. Aabad H.H. Ponda with Mr. Sandeep Karnik with Ms. Shruti Sardesai, Advocates for Applicant CORAM : SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATED : 30TH AUGUST, 2011 P.C. : 1. The Applicant has applied for anticipatory bail before the Sessions Court, Thane. It is his case that the Sessions Judge issued notice to the prosecution, returnable on Saturday 3rd September 2011, but did not grant interim relief. The Applicant has relied upon the judgment of this Court dated 5 th October 2005 in Criminal Application No. 6592 of 2005 in the case of Pradeep Pushpakant Goragandhi Vs. State of Maharashtra observing that the proper course in a pending anticipatory bail application is to reject the anticipatory bail application, but not the ad-interim relief keeping the anticipatory bail application pending. This is in view of the fact that if that is done, the anticipatory bail application would become infructuous. Hence, the interim protection against arrest is granted to the Applicant until 3rd September 2011. 2 ABA.753.2011.sxw 2. The Applicant to appear before the concerned Court on 3rd September 2011. 3. Anticipatory bail application is disposed off accordingly. (SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J.)