India, Nov. 27 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings in an FIR filed against five senior citizens arrested earlier this month for allegedly gambling at a private residence in Bandra.

A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A Ankhad granted interim relief, while expressing scepticism over the police action and the very premise of the complaint. "They went to you only because they lost money," the bench remarked, questioning whether the case was triggered merely because the complainants allegedly suffered losses.

According to the FIR registered on November 6, Bandra police conducted a raid around 3.30pm at a Turner Road apartment after receiving information from an unidentified...