1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.571 OF 2010 Mrs.Joginder Kaur Lamba : Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents .... Mr.S.A.Sawant for the petitioner. Ms P.P.Bhosale, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Mrs.Pravina Kanani for respondent no.2. ... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : MARCH 10, 2010. P.C.: This Petition arises out of an order passed by the learned Special Judge, Greater Mumbai, thereby allowing the revision application filed by the respondent no.2 and further directing the learned trial Court to take appropriate steps for obtaining the report of the handwriting expert on the point whether the signature on the cheque is that of the accused. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the application filed at the fag end of the trial after recording statement under section 313 was rightly rejected by the learned trial Court. He submits that no interference was warranted by the learned revisional Court. He, therefore, 2 submits that the application was nothing but an attempt to protract the trial. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent no.2 submits that the learned revisional Court has rightly, in the interest of justice, directed a report to be obtained from the handwriting expert. 4. I find that the pendency of the present Writ Petition would further protract the proceedings which are already pending since 2001. In that view of the matter, the learned trial Court is directed to take steps for obtaining immediate report of the handwriting expert. The parties to appear before the learned trial Court on 19.3.2010. The learned trial Court would ensure that the report is obtained within a period of four weeks from the date of appearance of the parties and, if necessary, by paying express fees for obtaining such a report. Needless to say that the fees would be paid by the respondent no.2. It is further made clear that after the report is received, the proceedings shall be concluded within a period of three months in any event. 5. Criminal Writ Petition stands disposed of. B. R. GAVAI, J.