Court can entertain bail application even though there is stay to proceeding
We are also informed that one of the co-accused has also preferred a SLP (Criminal) before the Supreme Court challenging the clubbing of the three cases of Bombay Blast and trying them as one by the State in filing a common charge-sheet i.e. relating to the bomb explosion which took place on 6th December, 2002 at Hotel McDonald situated at Mumbai Central Railway Station, the bomb explosion which took place on 27th January, 2003 at Moghibai Road, opp. Polydate Matching Centre, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai and the third one which took place on 13th March, 2003 at Mulund Railway Station in Karjat local train and according to Mr. Chitnis the Supreme Court has granted interim stay to the proceedings before the trial Court. The anxiety expressed by Mr. Chitnis is that because of the pendency of the SLP (Criminal) before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the interim order of stay, the trial Court may not entertain theapplication of the appellant. Mr. Chitnis makes a statement that the stay granted by the
