Murgan Abhimanyu Harijan v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1507 OF 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.512 OF 2011 ALONG WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.512 OF 2011 Murgan Abhimanyu Harijan ....

Applicant / Appellant

Versus

State of Maharashtra ....

Respondent Ms. Nasreen Ayubi for the Applicant / Appellant. Mr. H.J. Dedia, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State. CORAM : SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, ACTING C.J. & DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.

DATE : 22 ND DECEMBER 2015.

P.C. :

1.

The Applicant has preferred this application through Jail. 2.

The first prayer of the Applicant is that an Advocate be appointed from the panel of Advocates of High Court Legal Services Committee to represent him in this application. Hence, we appoint Advocate Ms. Nasreen Ayubi to represent the Applicant in this application. 3.

The second prayer of the Applicant is for bail i.e. the Applicant be released on bail for six months on medical ground. As far as release on 1/2 APPA-1507-15.doc

bail on medical ground is concerned, it would be open to the Applicant to prefer an application for parole on that ground. If such an application is preferred, the concerned authority to consider the same as expeditiously as possible.

4.

The last prayer of the Applicant is that his Appeal, being Criminal Appeal No.512 of 2011, be taken up for final hearing expeditiously. It is seen that the paper-book is ready. In this view of the matter, Criminal Appeal No.512 of 2011 be added to the Final Hearing Board in the week commencing from 4th January 2016. As the Appeal has been placed on the Final Hearing Board in the week commencing from 4th January 2016, we are not inclined to consider the prayer for bail at this stage. Hence, the prayer for bail is rejected. 5.

Application is disposed of in above terms.

6.

This order be communicated to the Applicant, who is in Kolhapur Central Prison, Kalamba, Kolhapur.

7.

Fees be paid to the Appointed Advocate as per Rules. [DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.] [ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE] 2/2 APPA-1507-15.doc