1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 198 OF 2009 ALONGWITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.199 OF 2009 1. Swaroopchand Jain. 2. Loonkaran Jain 3. Bhagwatilal Jain 4. Dheeraj Jain 5. Vimal Jain. .....Applicants. V/s State of Maharashtra ...... Respondents. ---- Mr. Subhash Jha i/b Law Global for the applicants. Mr. S.S. Pednekar, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 17th January, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicants are seeking limited protection that they may not be arrested in connection with non-bailable warrants issued by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 16th Court at Ballard Pier, Mumbai in C.C. No.3834/SS/2007 and C.C. No.3835/SS/2007 so that they will appear before the Magistrate and apply for cancellation of warrant. It is submitted that the applicants had moved an application for quashing the complaint. The said application was rejected 2 by the Sessions Court, High Court and the Apex Court. In the meantime, non-bailable warrants have been issued by the learned Magistrate. 3. In my view, taking into consideration the facts that the applicants have challenged the order of issuance of process in various courts, it would be appropriate if limited protection is granted to the applicants. 4. Applicants, therefore, shall not be arrested for a period of 15 days in connection with C.C. No.3834/SS/2007 and C.C. No.3835/SS/2007 pending the in the Court of the learned Magistrate, 16th Court, Ballard Pier, Mumbai. Applicants shall remain present before the Magistrate and liberty is granted to them to apply for cancellation of warrants. If such an application is made, the same shall be heard and decided by the Magistrate expeditiously. 5. Applications are disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)