IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 9 OF 2005 Jitendra @ Pappu Atmaram Kasar and others ... Applicants versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr. P.P.Hudlikar, for the Applicants. Mr. S.R. Shinde, A.P.P., for the Respondent. ... CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR,J. 13th January 2005 P.C.: . Heard Counsel for the parties. Instead of going into the contentious issues raised in this application, in particular about the nature of offence, I think it appropriate to grant limited protection to the Applicants to enable the Applicants to surrender before the appropriate Court and make application for regular bail. Applicants not to be arrested till 20th January 2005. In the meantime, the Applicants shall extend necessary co-operation to the investigating officer as and when called upon. The Applicants shall give advance notice to the investigating officer before moving the appropriate Court for regular bail. In case the Applicants fail to seek appropriate orders before 20th January 2005, it will be open to the investigating officer to proceed against the Applicants in accordance with law. Application disposed of. . Needless to observe that the lower Court shall consider bail application on its own merits in accordance with law. . Parties to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J.)