<p>The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest till April 28 to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya in a case of alleged misappropriation of public money collected for conserving the decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.</p>.<p>A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai said that in the event of his arrest, Neil Somaiya should be released on a personal bond of Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>An FIR was registered against former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya and Neil Somaiya on April 6 at the Trombay police station in the city based on a complaint by an ex-Army person who claimed that the Somaiyas had collected Rs 57 crore from the public in 2013 for saving the decommissioned warship from being scrapped.</p>.<p>However, this money was never used or deposited with the state governor's office, the complaint stated. Kirit Somaiya had denied all the allegations and contested the Rs 57 crore figure.</p>.<p>The high court had last week granted a similar relief from arrest to Kirit Somaiya.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the court granted protection to Neil Somaiya and posted his pre-arrest bail plea for hearing along with the one filed by Kirit Somaiya on April 28.</p>.<p>Advocate Shirish Gupte, appearing for the police, told the high court that the police has questioned Kirit Somaiya and would like to interrogate Neil Somaiya too.</p>.<p>Justice Prabhudessai directed Neil Somaiya to appear before the police from April 25 to April 28 between 11 am and 2 pm for questioning.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest till April 28 to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya in a case of alleged misappropriation of public money collected for conserving the decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.</p>.<p>A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai said that in the event of his arrest, Neil Somaiya should be released on a personal bond of Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>An FIR was registered against former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya and Neil Somaiya on April 6 at the Trombay police station in the city based on a complaint by an ex-Army person who claimed that the Somaiyas had collected Rs 57 crore from the public in 2013 for saving the decommissioned warship from being scrapped.</p>.<p>However, this money was never used or deposited with the state governor's office, the complaint stated. Kirit Somaiya had denied all the allegations and contested the Rs 57 crore figure.</p>.<p>The high court had last week granted a similar relief from arrest to Kirit Somaiya.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the court granted protection to Neil Somaiya and posted his pre-arrest bail plea for hearing along with the one filed by Kirit Somaiya on April 28.</p>.<p>Advocate Shirish Gupte, appearing for the police, told the high court that the police has questioned Kirit Somaiya and would like to interrogate Neil Somaiya too.</p>.<p>Justice Prabhudessai directed Neil Somaiya to appear before the police from April 25 to April 28 between 11 am and 2 pm for questioning.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>