1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO.74/2011 (Vinod Sukhdeorao Rawale .vrs. State of Maharashtra) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.V. Sirpurkar, Advocate for applicant, Mr. D.P. Thakre, APP for non-applicant/State. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J DATED : MARCH 21, 2011 The reply filed by the prosecution is taken on record. Heard. For the reasons recorded in the order dated 8.3.2011, ad-interim direction in terms of section 438 of Cr.P.C. was passed in favour of the applicant in connection with Crime No.228/2010 of Chandur-Bazar Police Station for commission of offence under sections 307, 302 read with Section 34 of IPC. While giving the said direction, certain conditions were imposed to ensure that the investigation of the said crime is not hampered. Notice of the said application was served upon the prosecution and in pursuance to the same, prosecution has filed reply. 2 The fact of occurrence of quarrel prior to main incident, the applicant having not played the crucial role of setting the deceased on fire and fore-mostly the applicant and his wife has taken the victim/deceased to the hospital were taken into account while giving the said direction. After considering carefully the reply filed by the prosecution, the same does not disclose any reason for cancelling/revoking/annulling the direction given earlier. Needless to add, the learned APP having candidly submitted of investigation being at the verge of completion and the prosecution reply not disclosing any reason and/or circumstance requiring custodial interrogation of applicant, ad-interim direction given deserves to be confirmed. The learned APP has also not refuted the submission of the learned counsel for the applicant of applicant having complied the conditions imposed while giving ad-interim direction. In the premises aforesaid, ad-interim direction given on 8.3.2011 is hereby confirmed with a modification of applicant now attending the Investigating Officer on every Monday, until filing of the charge sheet. The rest of the conditions imposed by the said order stand unmodified. The application stands disposed of. JUDGE Gulande