(1) CRI.APP. 3948.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3948 OF 2010 Chandrakant S/o Bhagwanrao Panchal and others .. Applicants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and anr. .. Respondents ... Mr. S.P. Urgunde, Advocate for the Applicants Mr. V.D. Godbharle, APP for the respondent-State ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 22ND OCTOBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. Heard learned Advocate. 2. The Application is for quashing of the FIRs dated 17.6.2010, 13.8.2010, 14.8.2010 and other FIR dated 16.8.2010 for similar kind of offences punishable under section 406, 408, 409 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It appears that the respondent no.2 has lodged various complaints against the applicants alleging financial irregularities, misappropriation of amounts etc. committed by them during their tenure (2) CRI.APP. 3948.2010 as the Manager and other employees or concerned persons in relation to loan transaction of the Co- operative Bank called 'Rajiv Gandhi Sahakari Bank, Latur'. The respondent no.2 lodged a FIR as the Manager of the said bank. It appears that several complaints were made against the respondent no.2 and, therefore, the enquiry is going on against him. The mere fact that there are allegations of fraud against the respondent no.2-complainant, is insufficient to quash the FIRs filed by him. 4. It appears, no doubt, that the respondent no.2 has filed various complaints against the applicants and has expected tendency to continue the tirade of filing of such complaint. The Police may club all the complaints together for the purpose of investigation. At present, the applicants are not arrested or under fear of arrest because some of them are released on anticipatory bail. 5. Considering the nature of complaints and the fact that the matter is yet under investigation, it would be improper to scuttle the investigation at the present stage. However, it would suffice if the (3) CRI.APP. 3948.2010 applicants are granted temporary umbrella of protection by giving certain direction to the Investigating machinery. 6. In this view of the matter, the Application is dismissed with direction that if any adverse action is to be taken against the applicants including the arrest, or filing of chargesheet, they may be given written intimation of two weeks prior to taking such action. Sd/- [V. R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp