*1* IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3292/2009 Pradeep Sadashiv Patil. ..Applicant -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent ............... Ms.Preeti Walimbe, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr.H.J.Dedhia, A.P.P., for the Respondent/State. ............... CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. Dated 22nd September, 2009. PC:- 1 After hearing the learned counsel for the Applicant for quite sometime, she seeks permission to withdraw the application. However, she points out that the Applicant is in custody since May, 2008, hence, urges for issuance of direction to the Sessions Judge for expeditious commencement of the trial. 2 Having regard to totality of the facts and circumstances, I deem it appropriate to issue direction with a view to seek expeditious disposal of the trial. 3 In the result, the Application is dismissed as not pressed. However, the Sessions Judge shall make an endevour to commence the trial as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from today. In the event if the trial is not commenced *2* within four months, liberty is granted to the Applicant to move a fresh bail application. -sd- (A.P. Deshpande, J)