AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.44 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.670 OF 2005 Sandip Ramchandra Panmalekar .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondents Mr. Abhaykumar Apte for the applicant. Ms. V.R. Bhonsale, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DATED : 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2008. P.C. :- This appeal is of the year 2005. R & P have been received. Learned counsel for the applicant has filed compilation of deposition. Earlier, the bail application filed by the applicant has been rejected by this court. There is no change in the circumstances. Hence, prayer for bail cannot be considered. However, we are informed that the applicant is in custody for about five years. He has been convicted for offence under section 304(I) AJN 2 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer RI for seven years. In view of this, we grant liberty to the applicant's counsel to mention the appeal for early hearing. This appeal will be heard along with Criminal Appeal No.206 of 2007. Office is directed to keep the record of Criminal Appeal No.206 of 2007 in this court. Application is rejected. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.]