1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY: NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Confirmation Case No. 1 of 2010 [The State of Maharashtra] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mrs. T.D. Khade, APP for the State. ---- CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND SMT. SADHANA S.JADHAV, JJ. DATE : 19th March, 2012. The accused, who has been sentenced to death, has been produced before us pursuant to our order dated 14th March, 2012. The accused has expressed his inability to engage a counsel of his choice to defend him in this Confirmation Case, and has requested that a counsel at the expense of the State be assigned for his defence. We have accordingly requested Shri R.R. Shrivastava, learned counsel, to accept the assignment as a counsel to defend the accused in this Confirmation Case, and the learned counsel has readily agreed to accept. The learned counsel has also expressed that he would be ready with the matter by Wednesday, the 21st March, 2012. A copy of the paper-book 2 has also been handed over to learned counsel appointed for the accused. We accordingly fix this Confirmation Case for final hearing at Sr. No.1 on 21st March, 2012, granting precedence to any other overnight part-heard matter. Stand over to 21st March, 2012. Since the accused has been produced before us pursuant to our order, we direct that he be taken back to the Central Prison, Nagpur, where he is presently lodged. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Nagpur, is directed to ensure that the accused remains present before this Court on Wednesday, the 21st March, 2012, for final hearing of the Confirmation Case. Copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Sheristedar be supplied to the parties to act upon. ----- Criminal Application No. 1 of 2012 : Mr. Manoj Sable, Adv., for the applicant. Mr. R.R. Shrivastava, Adv.[appointed] for the accused. Mrs. T.D. Khade, APP for the State. ---- 3 This application at the behest of original complainant seeks a relief of grant of permission to assist the learned Public Prosecutor in the conduct of the Confirmation Case. We have heard Mr. Sable, learned counsel for the applicant, Mrs. T.D. Khade, learned APP and Mr. R.R. Shrivasatava, learned counsel [appointed] for the accused, and for the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the applicant is permitted to assist the learned Public Prosecutor in the conduct of this Confirmation Case. Judge Judge |Hedau|