1 mss APPP401 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 401 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5200 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra .. Applicant Vs. Radhika w/o Ravi Iyer & Anr. .. Respondents WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5200 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 54 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5200 OF 2009 Radhika w/o Ravi Iyer & Anr. .. Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents WITH 2 mss APPP401 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 284 OF 2010 Vikas Neelkanth Damle & Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents Mr. Rajesh More, APP for State Mr. V. V. Purwant for R-1 & 2. Mr. Sanjeev P. Kadam a/w R. P. Hate for R-3 Mr. Balkrishna Joshi for the petitioner in CWP 284/2010 CORAM: K. U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATED : 29/9/2011 P.C. Heard learned APP in 3 applications and Mr. Joshi, learned counsel for writ petitioner in Criminal Writ Petition No. 284 of 2010. 2. Mr. Joshi has placed before me the order of the Division Bench between the same parties on the same issue dated 19/9/2011. The order also refers to the protection granted by this court not to take coercive steps. 3. Learned counsel for the respective applicants submit that the applicants have been released in terms of Section 438 of the Cr. P.C. on pre- arrest bail which still holds the field. Learned APP disputes the situation. 4. At this stage this court need not go into controversy of pre-arrest bail in favour of the accused-applicants or it has expired. The applicants are 3 mss APPP401 showered with protections as per the directions of this court dated 22/2/2010 which reads: "Notice returnable on 15/3/2010. Until further orders it is directed that “no coercive steps be taken against the applicants”. 5. Hence application of the State is allowed to the extent as above, to clarify the position. 6. The matter pertains to quashing of F.I.R. Consequently in the light of directions of Division Bench in Criminal Writ Petition No. 213 of 2011 dated 18/7/2011, it is removed. Office to place the matter before the appropriate Bench. (K. U. CHANDIWAL, J.)