1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 3548/2009 [Shankar Shriram Tapare and others. ....vrs... State of Maharashtra] ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. A.R.Deshpande, Adv., for applicants. Mr. Thakre, APP, for respondent. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATE : DECEMBER 19, 2009. Today being the last day before commencement of X’mass vacation, learned APP is permitted to tender the reply across the Bar. The same is taken on record. Heard. Perusal of the reply filed by the prosecution does not reveal any change in fact situation having occurred after passing of an interim direction. The crime is alleged to have taken place on 20th October, 2009, ad-interim direction was given on 21.11.2009. Having regard to the said aspect and statement made by the learned APP that the applicant had attended the I.O and the aforesaid circumstances revealing that the reasons for which ad-interim direction was given still exist, the ad-interim direction deserves to be 2 confirmed with certain liberty to the prosecution in view of the investigation being yet not completed. Ad-interim direction given on 21.11.2009 is hereby confirmed on the same terms and conditions upon which the same has been passed, however, liberty to the prosecution in accordance with law for modification including cancellation of protection if warranted in future by circumstances. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Rvjalit