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 APPLICATION NO. 951 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 951 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 951 OF 2006 Bhalchandra Baldev Fansi ..... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent Ms. S.V. Gajare, APP for the Respondent. CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. DATE : 5TH DECEMBER 2006 DATE : 5TH DECEMBER 2006 DATE : 5TH DECEMBER 2006 P.C. 1) Heard learned A.P.P. for the State. This is an application made by the Applicant through the Jail praying for expeditious disposal of the trial pending against him in the Sessions Court at Mumbai. 2) Criminal cases of the accused in jail are required to be disposed of expeditiously. However, the cases must be disposed of in a chronological order and a departure can be made only in very exceptional cases. 3) It cannot be said that older cases are not pending in the Court in which the case of applicant is pending. 2 4) Therefore, this application is disposed of with a direction that pending case of the Applicant shall be decided expeditiously. However, the learned Judge will ensure that all the cases of the accused in Jail are disposed of in a chronological order. (A.S. OKA, J.) (A.S. OKA, J.) (A.S. OKA, J.)