..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1842 OF 2008 1. Gujarat Cypromet Ltd. 2. Narendra P. Mehta, & 3. Mihir T. Choksi. ..Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ..Respondents. .... Mr.Prakash Mahadik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.S.R.Shitole, APP, for respondent No.1-State. Mr.S.S.Parab, Adv. for respondent No.2. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 1st October, 2008. DATED : 1st October, 2008. DATED : 1st October, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners-orig.accused, the learned Counsel for respondent No.2-orig.complainant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners are facing prosecution in C.C. No.224/SS/2006 and C.C.No.225/SS/2006. Both the cases are under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and they are pending before the learned Special ..(2).. Metropolitan Magistrate, 33rd Court, Small Causes Court, Mumbai. The prayer of the petitioner is that both the cases be clubbed and tried together. The learned Counsel for the respondent No.2 states that they have no objection for both the cases being clubbed and tried together. However, he has stated that by order dated 31st August, 2007 this Court in Criminal Writ Petition No.1620 of 2006 along with Criminal Writ Petition No.1621 of 2006 had directed that both the cases be decided expeditiously by the trial Court and in any case within a period of four months from today. He has prayed that in view of the order dated 31st August, 2007 the trial in both the cases be expedited and the cases be disposed of within four months from today. The petitioners have no objection to the trial in both the cases being disposed of within four months from today. In view of the above facts, I am inclined to pass the following order :- ORDER [i] C.C. No.224/SS/2006 and C.C.No.225/SS/2006 be clubbed together and tried together. ..(3).. [ii] The trial in both the cases is expedited and the same is to be completed as far as possible within a period of four months from today. [iii] With the above directions, Writ Petition is disposed of. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)