IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3876 OF 2006. APPLICATION NO. 3876 OF 2006. APPLICATION NO. 3876 OF 2006. M/s.Yokogawa Electric Corporation. ... Applicant. Versus. State of Maharashtra. ... Respondents. Shri Shirish Gupte, Senior Counsel with Shri Yogesh Israni for the Applicant. Shri U.V.Nikam, A.P.P. for the Respondent-State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : 8th November, 2006. : 8th November, 2006. : 8th November, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Senior Counsel for the Applicant. The prayer in this Application under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is for issuing direction to the learned trial Judge to expeditiously hear and decide the pending case within a time bound period. 2. Such a direction cannot be given as normally all the pending cases are required to be decided in chronological order unless there are exceptional circumstances warranting priority to be given. Therefore, this application is not entertained and the same is rejected. However, the Applicant will be at liberty to apply before the learned trial Judge praying for expeditious disposal of the case. If such an application is made, the learned Judge will pass appropriate order thereon in the light of what is stated above. Judge. Judge. Judge.