1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 389 OF 2010 Dr.Vijay Chandraprakash Sharma ...Petitioner vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Ms.Lata Palne and Mr.Shreyas Rao for the Petitioner. Mrs.M.R. Tidke, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 15, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and APP for the State. 2 A complaint is filed against the present petitioner for the offence punishable under Sections 354, 506-II of the IPC. 3 It is an admitted position that the 2 petitioner has already filed an application for discharge before the trial court. Since the discharge application is pending, in my view, it would be appropriate if the petitioner pursues the discharge application . 4 Counsel for the petitioner submits that since the discharge application is pending for long time, the learned Magistrate may be directed to expedite the hearing of the discharge application. 5 The learned Magistrate, 9th Court, Bandra, Mumbai, is directed to decide the application for discharge filed by the petitioner herein, as expeditiously as possible and in any event, within a period of six months. 6 The petition, accordingly, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (V.M. KANADE, J.)