1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5120 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5120 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5120 OF 2004 Teesta Setalvad & Anr. .. Applicants. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & 2 Ors. .. Respondents. ----- Shri Satish Maneshinde & Sayaji Nangre for Applicants. Shri S. R. Shinde, APP for State of Maharashtra. Shri T.S. Nanavari for Gujarat Govt.-Respondent No.3. ----- CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : 23.11.2004 DATED : 23.11.2004 DATED : 23.11.2004 PC :- PC :- PC :- . The counsel appering for the State of Maharashtra as well as State of Gujarat state on instructions, that so far no first information report has been registered against the Applicants herein in connection with obtaining the affidavit from Jaherabanu Hibibullah Shaikh, dated 3rd November, 2004, which is at page 38 of the paper book. If it is so, it is not necessary to dwell upon the issues raised in this application. The appropriate course, to my mind, is to dispose of this application by extending protection to the Applicants, requiring the Police Machinery either of the State of Maharashtra or the State of Gujarat to give 72 hours prior notice to 2 the Applicants before they intend to arrest the Applicants in the event of such offence is registered against the Applicants. . The application is disposed of in the above terms. .....