..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.599 OF 2007 Shabnam L. Kapoor. ..Applicant. Versus Versus Versus Bobby S.Anand and Anr. ..Respondents. .... Mr.Vaibhav Krishna, Adv. for the Applicant Smt.V.R.Bhosale, APP, for Respondent No.2-State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : MARCH 28, 2008. DATED : MARCH 28, 2008. DATED : MARCH 28, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant had challenged the order dated 29th December, 2006 passed by the Sessions Court, Greater Bombay expediting the trial in Criminal Case No.3635/Misc./2006 and directing that the trial be disposed of within six months. The said case is pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 9th Court, Bandra, Mumbai. 3. The learned Advocate for the applicant states that in the said case process has been ..(2).. issued against the applicant and the applicant had challenged the said order issuing process by way of filing Writ Petition No.358 of 2007 before this Court. The case of the applicant is that, it was not a case for issuing process and hence the trial cannot proceed. He has submitted that if the trial is expedited, it may cause prejudice to the applicant. In my opinion that is a matter touching the merits of the case. No grounds touching the merits of the matter have been raised in the present application and the grounds touching the merits of the case have been raised in Writ Petition No.358 of 2007. It is always open to the applicant to seek stay of the proceedings and/or any other reliefs as advised in the said Writ Petition. As far as the present matter is concerned, I am not inclined to interfere with the order dated 29th December, 2006. It is open to the applicant to pray for stay of the proceedings, if so advised, in the Writ Petition. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)