1 255.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.255 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.914 OF 2004 Smt.Surekha Bharat Kute & Anr. ...Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents ...... Mr.Karan Bhosale with Ms.Neeta Solanki i/b Kiran Jain & Co. for Applicants. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, A.P.P. for State. ...... CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED:- FEBRUARY 23, 2011. P.C. 1. In deference to the observation made by the Court, Counsel for the applicants prays that the applicants be permitted to withdraw this application with liberty to take out application for relief of temporary bail, if such ground is available to the applicants. Accordingly, allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed. However, we make it clear that application for temporary bail will have to be considered on its own merits in accordance with law. 2 255.11 2. At this stage, Counsel for the applicant submits that the hearing of the criminal Appeal be expedited. The appeal filed by the applicants is covered by category convicts in jail. As per the present assignment, all appeals covered under category convicts in jail are treated as expedited cases. Presently, appeals pertaining to year 2002 are notified on the final hearing board of this Court. The appeal preferred by the applicant pertains to year 2004 and therefore, cannot get precedence over older cases. The Office shall process the appeal preferred by the applicant as per its turn under caption `convicts in jail’. (A.R.JOSHI, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)