(1) CRI.APP. 2629.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2629 OF 2010 Osman S/o Habib Shaikh, Age : 34 years, Occu.: Business, R/o Gunjoti, Tq. Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad .. Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra (Copy to be served on P.P. High Court of Judicature of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad) .. Respondent ... Mr. A.S. More, Advocate for the Applicant Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for the respondent-State ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 11TH OCTOBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. Learned APP makes a statement that he has received instructions to the effect that Additional Collector has already initiated the proceedings for confiscation of the vehicles involved in the alleged offence. He further states that though the notices have been served to the concerned persons claiming to be owners of the vehicles, they have not appeared in response to such notices. The learned Advocate for (2) CRI.APP. 2629.2010 the applicant submits that the applicant has not been served with any notice. 2. If no notice is served on him, the applicant is still at liberty to approach the Collector and may file Application to participate in the proceedings of confiscation. With these observations, the present Application is disposed of. The Collector may expedite the disposal of the confiscation proceedings and in any case shall decide the same within a reasonable period of one month, if the parties concerned would appear in the proceedings and from the date of such appearance. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp