vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1742 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1742 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1742 OF 2008 Farid Ahmed Tayyab Tanashah ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr.Saoraj Hulke for Applicant Mr.D.R. More, APP, for Respondent-State CORAM: SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. MHATRE, J. MHATRE, J. DATED: JUNE 23, 2008 JUNE 23, 2008 JUNE 23, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . This application has been filed for an expeditious hearing of the bail application No.52 of 2005 pending before the Special Judge, MCOC in Case No.25 of 2005. The applicant, who is the accused No.2 in MCOC Special Case No.25 of 2005 has contended that his bail application has been pending for 2.1/5 years which had caused him great prejudice. A reply has been filed by the Police Sub Inspector presently attached to Criminal Intelligence Unit (Operations), DCB, CID, Mumbai in which it has been contended that the applicant had filed a discharge application which was rejected in July 2007. Thereafter, an application was again moved for discharge by the applicant and all this procedure required some time. Two supplementary chargesheets were also filed during the pendency of the bail application. It is also averred that there was no appointment of the : 2 : Special Judge after the earlier Judge was transferred and the designated Court was vacant from May 2008 to June 2008. It appears that there is an appointment of the Special Judge to the designated Court and the hearing of the bail application is fixed on 26.6.2008. 2. The designated Judge shall hear the bail application as expeditiously as possible and in any event within four weeks from today. 3. Application is disposed of accordingly.