Santosh Gopal Nayar v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1446 OF 2013 Santosh Gopal Nayar ...Applicant vs.

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

None for the Applicant.

Ms. G. P. Mulekar, APP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM : A. R. JOSHI, J.

DATE : 20th December, 2013 P.C. :- 1] The learned appointed advocate for the applicant is absent. This is the application through jail for speedy trial in all the pending cases against him within two months for release on cash bail. As per the information gathered from learned APP there are about 9 cases pending against the present applicant and as per the report produced by Jailor, Mumbai Central Prison, there are as many as 15 cases mentioned, pending against the present applicant. In any event, there are number of cases pending for serious offences i.e. 326, 392, 397, 454, 457, 380 etc. In these circumstances, there is nothing to release the applicant on cash bail as prayed. For the alternate, prayer as to finalizing the matters within the period of two months is practically

sbw 2/2 2.ba1446.13 impossible considering the number of cases pending, at the most, directions can be given to the concerned for expeditious trial in accordance with law. As such the present application is partly allowed. Directions are given to learned Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Mumbai to give suitable directions to the concerned Courts which are seized of different Sessions case pending against the present applicant, to dispose of the said Sessions case as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law.

2] With this direction, present application is disposed of.

3] Copy of the present order be served on the applicant through concerned jail authorities. ( A. R. JOSHI, J.) wadhwa