1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 1067 of 2010 [Smt. Neetu Prasanna Umare Vs. State of Mah.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. M.B. Naidu, Adv., for the applicant. Mr. C.N. Adgokar, APP for respondent. ----- CORAM : A.H. JOSHI, J. DATE : 16th August, 2010. 1. Crime No. 291/06 for offences punishable under Sections 408 and 409 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, has been registered against the applicant along with many other accused persons at Police Station, Wardha. 2. It is alleged that the applicant along with other accused persons are named to be responsible for commission of said offences being a Member of the Managing Committee of the Co-operative Credit Society. 3. Heard learned Adv. Mr. M.B. Naidu for the applicant and learned APP Mr. C.N. Adgokar for the respondent. 4. Grievance of the complainant is that the affairs of Society were managed by accused 2 Sau. Aradhana Madar Ambarkar and five other persons exclusively and without any involvement of the applicant and signatories of the said complaint, and in this background, the complaint [Annexure  C ] was filed. 5. This Court had called papers, granted ad interim order and directed the Investigating Officer to investigate into the complaint dated 12th September, 2006 [Annex.C] and offer his remarks. 6. Learned APP has failed to reply as to what action is taken furtherance to complaint [Annex.C]. 7. Learned APP has tendered for perusal of Court the letter received by him from the Investigating Officer, however, it does not throw light on the investigation, if any, conducted furtherance to complaint dated 12th September, 2006 [Annex.C]. 8. In the premises that the complaint submitted by the complainant was not investigated, and on the other hand, now the applicant is being dealt with as an accused after long four years, prima facie, this Court is driven to believe that the applicant may not be guilty of offences complained of. 9. Therefore, the applicant is entitled 3 for the protection sought for. 10. Ad interim protection granted by this Court on 27th July, 2010 is made absolute. 11. The applicant shall co-operate with the police in the matter of investigation, and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called. Judge |Hedau|