IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1164 OF 2009 1.Franklin John 2.Kiran Franklin John 3.Anmol John Earnest 4.Franklin John Junior ...Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent --- Shri Amit Desai, Senior Advovate i/b. Rajendra Sorankar for Applicants Shri D.P. Adsule, APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED 13TH MARCH, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicants and the Learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application for temporary transit bail. 3. A complaint has been filed in the Court of J.M.F.C. at Indore for the offences punishable under sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and a non-bailable warrant has been issued. 4. It is submitted that the contract is essentially of July, 2005 in respect of purchase of air craft . It is submitted that the temporary protection may be granted to the Applicants in order to enable them to approach before the competent Court in Indore so that they can file an application for anticipatory bail in the appropriate Court or file an appropriate proceeding. 5. Since the complaint has been lodged in Indore which is the State of Madhya Pradesh, this Court does not have jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail. However, interim protection can be granted to the Applicants for limited period in order to enable the Applicants to approach the appropriate Court in Indore, State of Madhya Pradesh. 6. Accordingly, the Applicants shall not be arrested for a period of four weeks from today in connection with complaint No.33081 of 2008 pending in the Court of Learned J.M.F.C. Indore for the offence punishable under sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code on complaint filed by one Manohar Deo of Devshree Holdings and Properties Pvt. Ltd. 7, Liberty is granted to the Applicant to file an appropriate proceeding in the appropriate Court. 7. Application is, accordingly, disposed of. V.M. KANADE J.