1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1367 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 25 OF 2005 Arif Ansari Mohd. Ashraf .. Applicant. vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. None for the applicant. Ms. A.S. Pai, APP., for the Respondent/State. CORAM : J. N. PATEL & A. A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 16TH DECEMBER, 2009 P.C. : The applicant has applied for appointment of an advocate as well as for early hearing of the appeal. 2. The Registrar (Judicial) is directed to appoint an advocate to represent the appelant from the Legal Aid Panel. In so far as the prayer of the applicant for early hearing is concerned, the 2 appeal has already matured for hearing and, therefore, it is not necessary to pass any orders in this regard. 3. The order be communicated to the appellant through the Superintendent of Prisons. ( J. N. PATEL, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)