1 cr-appa-613-10 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLN. NO. 613 OF 2010 IN CRI.APPEAL NO. 464 OF 2010 Abdul Aziz Kursiwala ..Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra and Anr. ..Respondents .... Mr. Niranjan Mundargi Adv. i/b Sachin Shintre Adv. for Applicant Smt. M.M.Deshmukh APP for State .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 P.C.: 1 Heard the learned advocate for the applicant-original complainant. 2 The applicant has prayed for expediting hearing of the Criminal Appeal No. 464 of 2009 which has been preferred by him against acquittal of the respondents-original accused nos.1 and 2. The said case is under Sections 504 and 506 of IPC. Looking to the fact that it is an appeal against acquittal and looking to the fact that at present 2 cr-appa-613-10 appeals wherein the accused are in custody have been assigned to the Court and in many of the cases, the accused have been in custody for long periods of time i.e. 5 to 8 years, it is not possible to hear this appeal expeditiously. Hence, application is rejected at this stage. However, in case the appeal does not come up for hearing by 30.6.2011, liberty to the applicant to prefer a fresh application for expediting the hearing. 3 Application is rejected. [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]