BA-705-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.705 OF 2011 Kallu Lalchand Jaiswal ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ Mulund Police Station, Mumbai ... Respondent Mr. Murtaza M. Najmi for the Applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 19 TH JULY, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. Undoubtedly, the Applicant is in custody since 3rd May, 2010. That he has undergone considerable period in custody as an under trial prisoner is true. However, it is not that there exists no prima facie case against the Applicant. I am informed by the learned APP for the Respondent that the trial has already commenced and the First Informant is in the witness box. 3. Since there exists a prima facie case against the Applicant and since the prayer of bail is canvassed before this Court for the first time after the trial had commenced, I am not inclined to release the Applicant on bail at this stage. The trial can be expected to be over within a short time. In any case, appropriate directions can be given to the trial Court to expedite the same. BA-705-11.sxw 2 Dixit 4. The Bail Application is rejected. 5. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and complete it within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. 6. Liberty to the Applicant to apply afresh for bail, should the trial be not over by that time. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]