1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4043 OF 2008 Shaikh Daud s/o Sk. Babhansab ..APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ..RESPONDENT Mr Swapnil S. Rathi, Advocate for the applicant; Mr K. G. Patil, A.P.P. for the respondent. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 27th November, 2009 PER COURT : This is an application under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking directions for ordering the release of the applicant on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.154 of 2008 for offences punishable under section 407, 420, 435 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered against the applicant by the Hatta police station, District Hingoli. When this application had been listed before the Court on 2.12.2008, this Court issued notice to the respondent making it returnable on 12.12.2008 and in the meantime granted ad interim bail to the applicant and ordering his release on bail of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount, in the event of his arrest. I am informed that 2 accordingly the applicant came to be released on bail. This order had been passed on 2.12.2008 and practically more than eleven months have elapsed since the passing of the ad interim order. The learned A.P.P. is not in a position to state if the charge-sheet in the aforesaid offence has been filed. Since eleven months have passed, charge-sheet must have been filed. In that light of the matter, therefore, this application is allowed and the ad interim order is made absolute. ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) amj/criap4043.08