The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any protection from arrest or coercive action to filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar in a case related to showing obscene scenes involving minors in a Marathi movie.

The Mumbai Police had earlier this week lodged an FIR against Manjrekar and other makers of the film "Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha", under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.