1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1879 OF 2011 Kamruddin Shahabuddin Shaikh .... Applicants & Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Mr. Amin Solkar for applicants. Mr. S.A. Shaikh, APP State. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 22nd December, 2011 P.C. : 1. The applicant herein is the accused in the Sessions Case No.42 of 2011, facing charges for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 149, 342, 307 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. He moves he application for bail on the ground that there is inordinate delay in disposal of the sessions case. 2 2. Mr. Solkar, the learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the hearing of the Sessions Case has infact been expedited by the learned Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay by her order dtd. 3rd November 2011. Despite the order, there is no sign of commencement of the trial for one or the other reason. Since, the hearing of the trial is already expedited, it would be more appropriate to ensure that the trial takes place at the earliest. The learned APP states that the prosecution would be examining 17 out of 37 witnesses cited in the chargesheet. The list of witnesses is taken on file. Taking into consideration the number of witnesses, the application for bail is disposed off with a direction to the learned Sessions Judge to dispose off the trial within a period of six months, from today by taking up the trial on day-today basis, as far as possible. (SMT. R.P. SondurBaldota, J)