IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 758 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 758 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 758 OF 2006 1. N.K. Somany, 2. Shekhar Somany. ...Applicants V/s. Officer-in-charge, Kapashera Police Station, New Delhi & Anr. ...Respondents S/Shri Mahesh Jethmalani with P.G. Sabnis for Applicants. Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the State. CORAM ; V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM ; V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM ; V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 22, 2006 DATED : FEBRUARY 22, 2006 DATED : FEBRUARY 22, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . Heard learned Counsel for the applicants and learned APP for the State. . The applicants are seeking a limited relief of granting them protection in order to enable them to file an appropriate application in the Delhi High Court. The applicants have an apprehension that they are likely to be arrested in connection with the FIR which is registered by Kapashera Police Station, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 and - 2 - 406 of the IPC. 2. It is submitted that this complaint at New Delhi appears to have been filed as a counterblast to the complaint filed by the applicants under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, before the 33rd Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Mumbai. 3. This Court does not have jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail in respect of complaints which are filed in other States. However, a limited protection can be granted to the applicants in order to enable them to file an application before the Competent Court in New Delhi. 4. Under the circumstances, the applicants should not be arrested in connection with the FIR which is registered at the Kapashera Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 406 of the IPC for a period of four weeks commencing from today. . Application is disposed of. . Parties to act on the authenticated copy of this - 3 - order. (V.M. Kanade, J.) (V.M. Kanade, J.) (V.M. Kanade, J.)