1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1188 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1239 OF 2004 Bawne Ingnatius John Rego ..... Applicant. (Orig. Accused No.4) V/s Superintendent of Customs (Air Intelligence Unit, Sahar Airport, Mumbai) ...... Respondent. ---- Mr. Ranjeet Pawar i/b Ms. Bhakti Deshpande for the applicant. Mr. H.V. Mehta for respondent No.1. Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 25th November, 2008 P.C.: 1. This is an application filed by the applicant for return of his passport. Applicant was arrested on 10/10/1997. Applicant was convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under the provisions of NDPS Act and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years. Admittedly, the applicant has undergone the said sentence. Applicant has already been released. Appeal, however, is still pending. 2. Under these circumstances, passport of the applicant be returned forthwith. Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 3. Application is disposed of. 2 4. Appeal to come up for hearing in usual course. (V.M. KANADE, J.)