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 JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 375 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1029 OF 2005 Shankar s/o Punjaji Joshi. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr V. D. Bagdia, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr D.P. Adsule, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. DATED : 9th April,2009. DATED : 9th April,2009. DATED : 9th April,2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time. It is the application for fixing early hearing of Criminal Appeal. The said appeal is preferred by the applicant, convicted accused, against his conviction in Prevention of the Corruption Act for the offence under Section 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The said conviction was passed on 31.8.2005 and challenged before this Court in Criminal Appeal on 27.10.2005. 2. Earlier by a separate order on the application of the applicant, a prayer for sunspension of conviction was rejected by this Court. However, appeal was directed to be expedited. 3. Presently, this Court is taking up the matters of the years 1991 to 1995 in which accused are on bail. The present accused-applicant is also on bail and allegedly suspended from the municipal service. 4. There is nothing to entertain the present application in favour of the applicant for early hearing of the matter. Hence, the application is dismissed and accordingly disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.)