Kazi Atikuddin Amiruddin v. The State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AUG:23846 35 BA.238.2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

35 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 238 OF 2025 KAZI ATIKUDDIN AMIRUDDIN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Satej S. Jadhav. APP for Respondent/State : Smt. P. V. Diggikar. ...

CORAM :

SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.

DATE :

25th August, 2025.

P.C.:

Heard both the sides.

Perused the order passed by this Court on 8th December, 2023. By the said order, the Trial Court was directed to conclude the trial within a period of nine months.

The information was called from the Trial Court through the Registry of this Court. It is informed that the evidence of 11 witnesses are recorded and the evidence of 23 witnesses are to be recorded. Considering all these aspects, the application is disposed of with the following directions:- I) The Trial Court is directed to decide the case as expeditiously as possible, in any case within six months.

35 BA.238.2025.odt Needless to mention that it is a sessions trial and word "sessions" means once it is started it shall not be stopped till it is concluded.

II) For that purpose, the Trial Court is expected to keep the date twice or thrice in a week and conclude the trial accordingly. III) The Trial Court is further directed not to grant adjournments if it is prayed on behalf of either the prosecution or the defence unless there is extreme urgency or reasonable ground. If the accused are not produced, the Trial Court may call the jail authority and escort party and warn them by passing an order accordingly by giving one opportunity to them to produce the accused, under trial prisoners continuously. If it is not followed then the Trial Court may proceed against these authorities for not following the order of the legal authority of public servant as per the (applicable) provisions of Chapter X of the Indian Penal Code. If the advocates for accused or the pubic prosecutor are not cooperating the Court for conducting the trial as expeditiously as possible, the Trial Court may impose heavy costs on the concerned accused.

The application is disposed of.

[ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ] nga