Mangal Bhagwan Shitole v. Mohan Siddaram Hosmani And ANR

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51.wp-1896-19.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1896 OF 2019 Mangal Bhagawan Shitole ..... Petitioner

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Mohan Siddaram Hosmani and another .... Respondents ----- Mr. Sachin K. Hande, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. M.G. Patil, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

DATE : 05th JULY, 2023 P.C. :

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Learned counsel for the Petitioner has restricted the relief sought for in this Petition only to prayer clause (c) which was for expediting hearing of Criminal Appeal No.223/2017 pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli. The said Appeal arises out of the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Petitioner is the complainant. The Appeal is pending since the year 2017. Said Appeal is against the order of conviction recorded against the Respondent No.1. No party can have Deshmane(PS)

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51.wp-1896-19.odt any objection for expeditious disposal of the proceedings. The appeal is pending for a long time. Therefore, I am inclined to pass the following order.

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Hearing of Criminal Appeal No.223/2017 pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli is expedited.

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With these observations, the Petition is disposed of. (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) Deshmane (PS)