A sessions court today has granted interim bail till Wednesday to the captain of cargo vessel MV Khalijia 111, which had collided with another cargo ship MSC Chitra resulting in a major oil spill off the Mumbai coast earlier this month. Captain Laxman Dubey of Khalijia had approached thesessions court on Monday seeking anticipatory bail after thepolice registered a case of negligence against the captainsand crew members of both the vessels. He said the collision was due to navigational error and not a deliberate one and Khalijia was at a slow speed at the time of the accident. The court today adjourned the matter for hearing tillWednesday but has however directed the police to not arrestMr. Dubey till then. The police had registered a case under various sections of IPC and the Environment Protection Act for rash navigation of vessels, endangering the life or personal safety of others and mischief.