1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5121 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. A.H.H. Ponda for the applicant. Mr. D.N. Salvi for respondentno.2. Mr. K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 3RD DECEMBER 2009 P.C. : 1. Rule. By consent, Rule is made returnable forthwith. 2. Heard counsel for the parties. 3. In my view, the application can be disposed of with the following directions: (i) The applicants (except applicant no.3) who is stated to be bed-ridden, shall appear 2 before the Magistrate on the date fixed after 4th December 2009. They are permitted to apply for exemption from personal appearance. The warrant against the applicants is stayed till the next date. (ii) In respect of the applicant nos.4 and 5, who are stated to be aged 74 and 80 years respectively and infirm, the Magistrate shall consider their application for exemption from personal appearance sympathetically and in the light of their age and infirmity. (iii) The learned Magistrate shall consider the application made by the applicants for discharge as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of one year. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)