1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 273 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 614 OF 2008 Abhiman Arjun Chakre & Another Vs. State of Maharashtra thr. P. S. O. Kholapur Distt. Amravati Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Shri J. Y. Ghurde Adv for appellants. Shri T. A. Mirza APP for respondents. CORAM: A. P. LAVANDE & P. D. KODE JJ. Dated: 3 rd FEBRUARY, 2010. Criminal Application No. 273 of 2009: This application seeking suspension of sentence and grant of bail has been filed by the applicants who are original accused No.1 and 2 in Sessions Trial No. 194 of 2003. The applicants have been convicted for the offences, punishable under 2 Sections 147, 148 and 302 read with Section 149 Indian Penal Code. 2] Charge sheet was filed against the applicants and other 10 accused for the offences punishable under Section 147, 148 and 302 read with Section 149 I. P. C. by Kholapur police station. However, since the applicants were absconding and as such their trial was separated and other 10 accused were tried in Sessions Trial No. 249/2000 and they were convicted for offences for which they were charged. Against the conviction and sentences other 10 accused have filed Criminal Appeal No. 204 of 2003 and Criminal Appeal No. 164 of 2003 which are still pending. The present applicants have been convicted and sentenced by the impugned judgment and order dated 30.06.2008. 3] Shri Ghurde, learned counsel for the applicants submits that since the other two appeals filed by the 10 accused are of the year 2003 and as such ripe for hearing those appeals be taken up for hearing and the hearing of the appeal filed by the applicants be also heard. Learned counsel further submits that in case the hearing of the appeal preferred by the applicants is expedited he would not press the application for suspension of sentence and bail. 4] Mr. Mirza learned APP for the respondents has no objection if the hearing of all the three appeals is expedited. 3 5] We find that the prayer made by Shri Ghurde is reasonable and deserves to be accepted. Since all the three appeals arise out of the same crime we propose to take up the hearing of all the three appeals together. Accordingly Registry is directed to prepare the paper books in Criminal Appeals No. 204/03, 164/03 and 614/08 expeditiously and in any case on or before 30th April 2010. All the three appeals be fixed for final hearing in the week commencing from 07.06.2010. Application stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. JUDGE JUDGE svk 4 5 6