- 1 - IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3205 OF 2004 APPLICATION NO.3205 OF 2004 APPLICATION NO.3205 OF 2004 Santosh Shivaji Pawar ...Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.H.S.Venegaonkar for the Applicant Ms M.M.Deshmukh, A.P.P. for State Ms Reena Shinde i/b Mr.Dilip Bodake for original complainant. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : JUNE 23,2005. : JUNE 23,2005. : JUNE 23,2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Counsel appearing for the parties. The Applicant along with the Accused No.2 approached this Court earlier by filing an application for bail. By order dated 19th January 2004 the application made by the Applicant was allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application if the trial does not begin within the six months from that date. Before completion of period of six months, the Applicant filed one more application in this Court for bail which came to be rejected. This Application is filed on the ground that the trial has not yet commenced. 2. The original complainant has filed an Affidavit on record which discloses that the trial has already been started and the prosecution has examined one witness by name Bhagwan Parshuram Pawar and now the next date fixed is 1st July 2005. As the trial has already commenced, no case is made out for - 2 - grant of bail. 3. The learned Trial Judge will keep in mind that the Applicant is in custody for last more than two years and therefore the Trial needs expeditious disposal. 4. Subject to observations made above, the Application is rejected. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE