: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.1335 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1335 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1335 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.226 OF 2003 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.226 OF 2003 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.226 OF 2003 Shri Sunil @ Subhash Santosh Chavan ...Applicant. v. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. Mr.C.V.Lad , 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: 11th February, 2009. DATE: 11th February, 2009. DATE: 11th February, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Application is taken out for early hearing of the appeal. Applicant is convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 3 years and to pay fine. After conviction, the applicant was dismissed from service. The appeal is preferred in the year 2003 and the same was admitted on 6th March, 2003. It is pending for final hearing since last more than 5 years. It is submitted that there is no any other earning member in the family. 2. In that view of the matter and for the reasons stated in the application, I feel that hearing of the appeal deserves to be expedited. Office, is, therefore, directed to fix the above appeal for final hearing in a :2: week commencing from 6th April, 2009. 3. Application stands disposed off. (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.)