ba1203­11.sxw jpc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1203 OF 2011 Prakash Mahadev Biranje .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondents Mr. D.V. Sutar for the applicant Mr. Y. S. Shinde, APP for the State CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 13th September, 2011. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This is second application for bail filed by this applicant. His previous application for bail i.e. Criminal Application No. 76 of 2011 was withdrawn after arguments. However, this court had then directed the trial Court to expedite the trial and dispose it of as early as possible. The learned counsel appearing for the applicant contends that in spite of the said direction, the trial has not yet commenced and the accused is still in jail since April, 2010. 3. On the request of the Roznama, it appears that some of the accused persons had moved an application to refer certain documents to handwriting expert and as a report of the expert is not received, the matter could not proceed further. The court is not responsible for the delay in disposal of the matter. Therefore, I am not inclined to grant bail. 1 ba1203­11.sxw 4. In view of the above said circumstances, the application for bail stands rejected. 5. The Sessions Court, Jaysinghpur is hereby directed to give direction to the handwriting expert to submit report within one month, without fail and then to expedite the trial and dispose of the case as early as possible and in any case by the end of February, 2012. ( J.H. BHATIA, J. ) 2