Anant Damodar Patil v. The State Of Maharashtra

38-APPA-1526-2016.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1526 OF 2016 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.808 OF 2007 Anant Damodar Patil )...Applicant V/s.

State Of Maharashtra )...Respondent Mr. V.N.Shingnapurkar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. P.H.Gaikwad-Patil, 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 submits that Appeal is of the year 2007 and it is ready for hearing.

This Court is taking up appeals for final hearing in 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.

Shivgan 1/2

38-APPA-1526-2016.doc In this view of the matter, application for early hearing is disposed of with direction that appeal be fixed for final hearing as per its turn in the category.

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