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 WRIT PETITION NO. 1983 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 1983 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 1983 OF 2008 Shri Chandrakant Jayantilal Patel ] .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ] .. Respondent Mr. R.S. Rajadhyaksha for the petitioner. Dr. F.R. Shaikh, APP, for the respondent - State. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, JJ. DATED: 13TH OCTOBER, 2008 P.C. : 1. Heard both sides. 2. The petitioner is an accused in criminal case No.1804/PW/2008 pending before the 22nd Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Andheri, Mumbai. The petitioner has approached this court for a direction that the said Magistrate may be directed to conduct and decide the said case as early as possible. It is brought to our notice that there is only one witness cited as per the charge-sheet and, therefore, the case can be disposed of immediately. : 2 : 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor who appears for the respondent-State does not have any objection for expediting the hearing of the case. 4. We, therefore, direct the Metropolitan Magistrate, 22nd Court, Andheri to dispose of the case bearing No.1804/PW/2008 within a period of two months, after recording the evidence and hearing the parties as per the procedure laid down under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. 5. In view of the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [SMT. [SMT. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J.] R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J.] R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.]