*1* IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3322/2009 Vishal Baban Gaikwad. ..Applicant -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent ............... Mr.Sudhir Halli, Advocate i/b Mr.Subhash Hulyalkar, for the Applicant. Mr.H.J.Dedhia, A.P.P., for the Respondent/State. ............... CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. Dated 25th August, 2009. PC:- 1 After hearing the matter for quite sometime, the learned counsel for the Applicant seeks permission to withdraw the application. The learned counsel has pointed out that the Applicant is in custody since last one year and hence, urges that the directions be issued to the Sessions Judge to expedite the trial. 2 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that the trial needs to be expedited. I hope and trust that the Sessions Judge shall expedite the trial and would make an endeavor to conclude the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months from today. In the event if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from today, liberty is granted to the Applicant to apply for bail. The learned *2* counsel for the Applicant to communicate the order. 3 The Application is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid direction. The parties to act on an authenticated copy of the order. (A.P. Deshpande, J)