.abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3987 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : coram, appearances, Court’s Orders: Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar Orders: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mrs.A.N. Pathan (appointed) for the applicant. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 27TH MARCH 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. This application for bail is made by the applicant through jail. 3. The applicant was arrested on 2nd November 2005 and is in custody for more than 2 years. The maximum punishment for the alleged offence is 5 years. Taking into consideration the fact that the applicant was in jail for more than 2 years, by an order dated 7th February 2008 this Court directed the officer in-charge, Panvel Police Station to produce the necessary papers for inspection and to - 2 - remain present in court with all the documents and information. Accordingly, the officer in-charge attended the Court on 26th February 2008 with xerox copies of some of the papers but the remaining papers were not produced. The matter was therefore adjourned. 4. On 26th February 2008, this Court also called for a report from the Judicial Magistrate why hearing of the trial could not commence. Today, learned A.P.P. reports that the trial has commenced and all the evidence has been recorded and the matter is kept only for recording of statement of the applicant under section 313 of the Cr.P.C. The same would be recorded and the matter is likely to be decided in a month’s time. 5. In view of the above, nothing survives in this application. The application is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the learned Magistrate to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within 2 months from today. - 3 - (D.G. KARNIK, J.)