1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) No. 110/2011 (Sudhakar Ramkrushna Gangane and ors. .vs. State of Mah. through PSO PS Akot, Dist. Akola ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. R.L. Khapre, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. S.S. Doifode, APP for Respondent. Mr. A.M. Ghare, Advocate for Intervenor. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : APRIL 01, 2011 Heard. By this application, nine applicants apprehending arrest in connection with FIR No. M1/11 registered for offence under Sections 406, 468, 477-A read with Section 34 of IPC have prayed for ad-interim direction in terms of Section 438 of Cr.P.C. The said case is registered upon direction given under Section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C. by the learned J.M.F.C. Akot upon complaint was filed by one Shri Pradip Jagannath Kullat. The applicants were protected by an ad- interim direction passed by the Court of Session upon application of similar nature under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. preferred by the applicants in the said Court. Though 2 said application was ultimately rejected on 29.3.2011, interim order passed is kept in force up-till 4.4.2011. After hearing the learned counsel for the applicants while and considering the reasons for which the ad-interim protection granted was not continued and the reasons given therein of the custodial interrogation of the applicants being necessary but at the same time precisely not disclosing regarding the aspect upon which the same is necessary, the applicants have made out a case for protecting them for time being until the merits of their case are considered in the light of the record of the investigation for offences committed during the period 1994 to 1996. The applicants shall attend Investigating Officer everyday in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until the next date in connection with the investigation of the said crime; shall not , directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the accusation levelled against them so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Police Officer; shall stay at the address mentioned in the application and shall not change the same without permission of the Court. In view of the aforesaid no coercive steps till 15.4.2011. Issue notice to the respondent returnable on 15.4.2011. Mr. S.S. Doifode, learned APP appears for the respondent by waiving notice. 3 Criminal APPP No.328/2011 Heard. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed subject to producing the same if required by the Court. JUDGE halwai