2crn2139-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2139 OF 2010 IN COMPLAINT CASE NO.308 OF 2009 1. Rajesh Bhatia, 2. Sunil Lulla, & 3. Kumar Ahuja. .. Applicants. Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra, 2. Commissioner of Police, Mumbai City, Mumbai. 3. Inspector of Police, Amboli Police Station, Mumbai. & 4. State of Jharkhand, through the ld. Commissioner of Police of Jamshedpur. ..Respondents. .... Mr.Ashok Mundargi, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr.Akshay Patil and Mr.Faisal Sayyed, Advocates i/b. M/s. Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co. for the Applicants. Mrs.M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P., for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3-State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 10th JUNE, 2010 2crn2139-10 2 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for long on earlier dates and also for some time on today's date on the present application for anticipatory bail specifically asking for the transit bail. 2. It is submitted that the applicants are apprehending arrest in view of the non-bailable warrants issued against them in one Complaint Case No.308 of 2009 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Jamshedpur, State Jharkhand. 3. On asking by the Court, the learned A.P.P. produced three original warrants in the respective names of the applicants. The returnable date on the said non-bailable warrants is 26th May, 2010. Apparently, sensing the arrest under such warrants, the applicants have approached before this Court on 26th April, 2010 and they are now protected till today by the orders of this Court to not to arrest the applicants. 2crn2139-10 3 4. Considering the prayer simplicitor for the transit bail, without going much into the merits of the transaction between the parties presently lodged with the Chief Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jamshedpur, State Jharkhand, suffice it to say that the transit bail can be granted to be executed before this Court and certain directions can be given to the applicants to appear before the concerned Magistrate or to take any recourse which may be available to them in law if so advised. Hence, the following order : :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Anticipatory Bail Application No.2139 of 2010 is granted for a limited period i.e. three weeks from today. [ii] The applicants i.e.(1) Rajesh Bhatia, (2) Sunil Lulla, & (3) Kumar Ahuja shall execute P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- each with one surety for the like amount each or two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each for 2crn2139-10 4 each of the applicants before this Court, and on such execution, the non-bailable warrants issued by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jamshedpur, State - Jharkhand, in Complaint Case No.308 of 3009 shall not be executed. [iii] It is made clear that after availing such transit bail, within three weeks from today the applicants are to attend the Chief Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Jamshedpur, State Jharkhand before the concerned Court with whom the Complaint Case No.308 of 2009 is posted. The applicants are at liberty to take recourse to any other legal remedy, if so advised, and if available under the law. [iv] Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. (A.R.JOSHI,J.)