: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.4053 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4053 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4053 OF 2005 Shafi Nawab Sayed ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Shri. V.V. Purwant for the Applicant. Ms. M.H. Mhatre A.P.P. for the Respondent. CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATED : JULY 06, 2005. DATED : JULY 06, 2005. DATED : JULY 06, 2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Counsel appearing for the parties. The Applicant is a co-accused in a case registered for offences punishable under 498A, 489B, 489C, 489 D, 489E and 420 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegations against the Applicant are of grave and serious nature. Apart from recovery of counterfeit currency notes from the Applicant, at the instance of the Applicant a computer and printer as well as papers for preparing counterfeit currency were seized by the police. In view of this position and considering the nature of offence, the Applicant is not entitled to claim the relief of grant of bail. 2. The learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the Applicant is only 20 years old boy and there are no criminal antecedents. Considering :2: the gravity of the offence, young age cannot be a ground to enlarge the Applicant on bail. However, trial can be expedited by transferring the case to Fast Track Court, if available. 3. Hence, I pass the following order: : O R D E R : i) Application is rejected. ii) If the case is not committed to the Sessions Court, the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class shall commit the case to the Court of Sessions as expeditiously as possible. If a Fast Track Court is available at Solapur, the learned Sessions Judge will entrust the case to the Fast Track Court. Considering the age of the Applicant, the trial shall be given priority by the Fast Track Court by treating it as High Court expediated case. iii) Parties to act on authenticated copy of this order. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE