: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 SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.269 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.269 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.269 OF 2009 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.495 OF 2001 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.495 OF 2001 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.495 OF 2001 Rajaram Bapu Bhise ...Applicant. v. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. Mrs.Ruchita Dhuru , adv. for the Applicant. Mr.Y.M.Nakhawa, APP for the Respondent/State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. DATE: 18th March, 2009. DATE: 18th March, 2009. DATE: 18th March, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Application is taken out for expeditious hearing of the appeal. The applicant is convicted for an offences punishable under Section 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 3 years on each count by the impugned judgment and order. Incident is of 1991. The above criminal appeal is filed in the year 2001. It is submitted that the applicant is at present 57 years of age and he will be retiring within three months. In view of the conviction, services of the applicant are already terminated. It is also submitted that the applicant has to look after family members including daughters. In the above facts and circumstances, in my view, case for early hearing is made out. Office is accordingly, directed to place the :2: Criminal Appeal No.495 of 2001 for final hearing on a weekly board commencing from 15th June, 2009. 2. Application stands disposed off. (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.)