Wednesday, March 22 2006 17:27 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today (Mar 22 2006) granted interim protection from arrest to three former Cricket Board office bearers in a case registered against them and former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya for alleged mis-appropriation of Rs 21.74 lakh pertaining to 1996 World Cup accounts.

Hearing the anticipatory bail plea, Justice V M Kanade directed the police not to arrest former BCCI Secretary S K Nair, former BCCI treasurers Kishore Runta and Jyoti Bajpai till tomorrow.

The court will hear the anticipatory bail of Dalmiya tomorrow.

According to FIR lodged by Cricket Board with Marine Drive police station, all three of them had not placed accounts before BCCI Working Committee.

They have been charged with conniving with Dalmiya to siphon-off funds.

Lawyers Sayaji Nangre and Satish Maneshinde mentioned the matter before Justice Kanade who decided to hear the petition in the post-lunch session.

The Court had yesterday granted interim protection from arrest to Dalmiya who also urged for anticipatory bail.