VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 671 OF 2008 Ramsingh Ramkishan Patel Petitioner (Through jail) Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr. P. H. Kantharia, APP for the Respondent. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, AND A. P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE : MAY 2, 2008. PC :- . The report of the Session Judge Thane has been received, which shows that copy of the charge-sheet has been supplied to the accused and no complaint was made by the accused though he alleged that the copy of charge sheet was not received. However, learned District Judge has specifically mentioned that on ten occassions when the case was fixed for trial, out of ten dates of appearance in the court, he was not produced on five occasions and therefore, much progress has not been made in the case. Learned Public Prosecutor assures the court that there won’t be any such occasion when the - 2 - accused would not be produced on the date of appearance. However, we direct the trial court that if the accused is not produced on any of the date fixed for hearing for reasons not attributable to the accused who is in custody, he may impose costs of Rs.5,000- on each such occasion. With this observation, writ petition is disposed of, as the accused has a fundamental right of speedy trial. Sd/- [ BILAL NAZKI, J. ] Sd/- [ A. P.BHANGALE, J.]