Subhash S/O. Satyanarayan Khandelwal v. The State Of Mah. Thr. Its Secretary Dep. Of Home Mantralaya Mumbai -32 And 3 Others

2024:BHC-NAG:6514-DB 17-wp-346-22.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No. 346 of 2022 Subhash S/o Satyanarayan Khandelwal

Versus

State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Department of Home, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 and others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri R.R.Vyas, Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri M.K.Pathan, APP for the respondent/State. Shri H.R.Gadhia, Advocate for the respondent no.4. CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, JJ.

DATED : 25th JUNE, 2024.

Learned advocate for the petitioner seeks withdrawal of the petition with a request to give directions to the learned trial Court to decide the proceedings as early as possible, taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is senior citizen. 2.

It appears that the case is pending since 2020 though we are not aware of the pendency of the learned trial Judge, yet there are directions from the Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as this Court to the learned trial Courts, they should give preference to the case involving senior citizens.

3.

In view of the fact that the petitioner is senior citizen, we direct to the learned trial judge i.e. Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No.2, Nagpur to decide the Regular Criminal Case No. 1920 of 2020 as early as possible.

SKNair

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We expect that the petitioner will not take unnecessary adjournment before the learned judge and would co-operate in disposing of the case expeditiously.

5.

With this directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

[ MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J.] SKNair