1 ca 871-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 871 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 161 OF 2005 Ekanth Manohar Waze ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Jyotishwar Bhosale i/b. Mrs.Daksha Shah, Advocate appointed for the Applicant.. Mrs.Geeta P. Mulekar, APP for the State. AND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 405 OF 2004 Datta Balu Naik ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent AND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 306 OF 2004 Mukund Moreshwar Gharat ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE AND M.L. TAHALIYANI, JJ. AUGUST 25, 2011 2 ca 871-2011 P.C :- 1 Heard Mr.Jyotishwar Bhosale, learned Counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2 By this application, the applicant has prayed for bail pending the hearing and final disposal of appeal. The appeals is pending since 2005. The date of the judgment impugned in the appeals is 27th May, 2003. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of this application by the following order :- 3 Prayer for bail is rejected. Office is directed to place appeals for final hearing in the week commencing from 5th September, 2011. 4 This Court is informed that Ms.Daksha Shah, Advocate who is appointed to defend the appellant in Criminal Appeal No.161/2005 is not keeping well and would not be able to attend the court for another couple of months. 5 In view thereof, we appoint Shri Murtaza M. Najmi, the Advocate practicing in this Court to defend the appellant. 3 ca 871-2011 6 Office is directed to inform Mr.Najmi and supply him the paper book on or before Monday, 29th August, 2011. (M.L. TAHALIYANI, J.) (D.B. BHOSALE, J.)