1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO. 1589 OF 2009 Mr Ramesh Govind Nambiyar .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. S.K.Shinde, i/b Sagar Kasar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr Nitin Mulye, for respondent no.3. Mr H.F.Palwe i/b N.V.Kalantri for respndent nos 1 and 2. Mrs S.D.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 08/07/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Mr Shinde, learned counsel for the applicant, does not press this application. However, he submits that the applicant may be allowed to seek police protection whenever the applicant goes to Niphad for attending cases pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Nephad. Counsel for the respondent has no objection for disposing of this application by allowing the applicant to make an application to the concerned police station seeking police protection. In the circumstances, this application is disposed of as not pressed. It is open to the applicant to approach the concerned police station at Niphad T 2 well in advance seeking police protection whenever he goes to Niphad for attending the cases under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act pending at Niphad. If such an application is made by the applicant, the police to consider it sympathetically. With these observations, the application is disposed of. 3. At this stage, Mr Shinde informs that the J.M.F.C. Niphad has issued a non bailable warrant against the applicant on 3.7.2009 at the instance of respondent no.3. Counsel for respondent no.3 submits that he has no objection for granting stay to the N.B.W issued by the concerned court. In the circumstances, the N.B.W is stayed for a period of two weeks from today. In the meanwhile, it is open to the applicant to appear before the same court and seek cancellation of the same by filing appropriate application. If such an application is filed by the applicant, the concerned court to consider it for cancellation of the non bailable warrant issued on 3.7.2009. 4. Hearing of all the six cases (bearing SCC Nos 15/2008,16/2008, 18/2008, 643/2007, 646/2007 and 704 of 2007) is expedited. The application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3