IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No. 2042 OF 2009 Swati Bharat Patil ..Petitioner vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondents. Mr V.A. Sugadare and P.B. Gujar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Dr F.R.Shaikh, A.P.P.,for the State. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND A.R.JOSHI,JJ DATED : 25TH AUGUST,2009 P.C.:- Heard. We have seen the report of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 26th Court, Borivali, Mumbai before whom the case is pending since 2005 and charge has not been framed till date. In his report the learned Magistrate has given various reasons, particularly, he is handling 25000 cases. Therefore, some delay is inevitable. However, since the matter pertains to an offence under Section 498-A of the I.P.C., we direct the concerned Magistrate to take all cases under Section 498-A of I.P.C., pending in his court, including the present one, expeditiously, and give them a priority along with other cases which are supposed to be given priority. With these observations, petition is disposed of. (BILAL NAZKI,J) (A.R.JOSHI,J)