1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1535 OF 2009 Santosh Ashok Chavan .... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent Mr. Vikas Shivkar with Mr. Vipin Bidkar for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Shinde APP for the State. ALONGWITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3652 OF 2009 Mr. Pintya @ Sunil Khandale .... Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent Mr. Vikas Shivkar with Mr. Vipin Bidkar for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Shinde APP for the State. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 8TH DECEMBER, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2 2. Both the applicants have been arrested on 04/08/2005 for the offence punishable under section 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Perused the statement of the complainant and other witnesses. There is sufficient material on record to indicate involvement of both the applicants. This is not a fit case for grant of bail. However, since the accused are in jail from 2005, trial is expedited. 3. I am informed that no advocate has been appointed to appear on behalf of accused No.1 – Santosh Ashok Chavan. The Sessions Court is directed to immediately appoint an advocate for accused No.1 – Santosh Ashok Chavan from the amicus curiae panel. The Sessions Court shall decide the case as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within a period of six months. Liberty is granted to the applicants to apply for bail again, if the trial is not over within the aforesaid period. 4. Application is dismissed with aforesaid directions. (V.M. KANADE, J.)