Moin Vajiruddin Qureshi v. The State Of Maharashtra

37-APPA-1138-2016.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1138 OF 2016 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1177 OF 2003 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2082 OF 2003 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2146 OF 2003 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1271 OF 2002 Moin Vajiruddin Qureshi )...Applicant V/s.

State Of Maharashtra )...Respondent Mr. Sumit Kate i/by U.P. Warunjikar, Advocates for the Applicant. Ms. A.A.Takalkar, APP for the Respondent - State.

CORAM

:

A. M. BADAR, J.

DATE :

24th FEBRUARY 2017.

P.C. :

The Applicant/Appellant/Accused who is on bail is praying for early hearing of the Criminal Appeal. The learned counsel appearing for the Applicant/Appellant submits that Appeal is of the year 2002 and it is ready for hearing. This Court is taking up appeals for final hearing in Shivgan 1/2

37-APPA-1138-2016.doc which Appellants are in jail. Appeals of accused persons who are already released on bail cannot be given precedence over cases of Appellants who are in jail. Hence, the application is disposed of with a direction to list the appeal for final hearing in its category as per its turn.

(A. M. BADAR, J.) Shivgan 2/2