Vijay S/O Ramdas Gurnule v. The State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Ranapratap Nagar, Dist. Nagpur

2025:BHC-NAG:7799 1 925.BA.719-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BA) NO. 719 OF 2025 ( Vijay S/o Ramdas Gurnule Vs.

State of Maharashtra, Thr. PSO, PS Ranapratap Nagar, Dist. Nagpur ) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. A.A. Naik, Senior Advocate a/b Mr. A.D Bhate, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, PP a/w Ms. H.N. Prabhu, APP for the Non-applicant/State. CORAM: URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.

DATED : 8th AUGUST, 2025 1.

The Application is for grant of bail.

2.

The ground raised in the Application is delay in trial.

3.

Learned Senior Counsel for the Applicant, submitted that 288 witnesses are cited and only 7 witnesses are examined.

4.

Considering the stake involved in the Application, at this stage it would be appropriate to direct the Special Court to proceed with the trial expeditiously and liberty is granted to the present Applicant to move before this Court after three months if there is no substantial progress. 5.

The Trial Court shall make endeavour to examine as many as witnesses and try to dispose of the trial within

2 925.BA.719-2025.odt these three months.

6.

The Application is disposed of.

7.

Pending application/s, if any, shall stand disposed of accordingly.

(URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) SD. Bhimte Signed by: Mr.S.D.Bhimte Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 08/08/2025 20:11:39