1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JUTISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4693 OF 2009 Asif Jayadi Mirza ..... Applicant. v/s State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent. Mr. K.S. Patil for the applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 17TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. This is the second application filed by the applicant for bail. His first application was rejected by this Court by order dated 6/1/2009. There is no change in the circumstances. The grievance, however, is made that the trial is not likely to begin since the charge also has not been framed. It is submitted that the offence is being tried by the Magistrate and the maximum punishment which the Magistrate can impose is three years and 2 the applicant is in jail since last one and half years. 3. Taking into consideration the nature of allegations which are made against the present applicant of forging and fabricating credit cards and the material which is seized at his instance, in my view, at this stage, applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. Application for bail is, therefore, rejected. Trial, however, is expedited and the Magistrate is directed to expeditiously dispose of the criminal case within six months. If the case is not disposed of within six months, liberty is granted to the applicant to apply for bail. 4. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)