SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2022 OF 2009 Satish P. Vitkar ...Applicant. v. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondents. Mr. Keshav Chavan, adv. For the Applicant. Smt. S.D.Shinde, APP for the Respondent/State. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : DECEMBER 9, 2010 P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP. 2 This application for bail was filed by the applicant, who is original accused no.2 about 1 and half years ago. However, as his earlier advocate, Mr.Shahid Azmi has expired, matter could not be taken up earlier. It appears that the present applicant was arrested on 29th June, 2008 in the murder case. Investigation has been completed and even case is committed to the Court of Sessions and it is registered as Sessions Case No.701 of 2008. The learned APP informs that afterwards State CID also made further investigation. That is also completed. Even though Sessions Case is pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge at Sewree (Court Room No.4) for the last about 2 years, no - 2 - progress has taken place except framing of charge. Taking into consideration gravity of the matter and the allegations that the present applicant had actually fired and killed the deceased, I am not inclined to grant bail. Therefore application stands rejected with the following directions: The learned Additional Sessions Judge in charge of the Sessions Case No.701 of 2008 shall expedite the hearing and take up the trial as far as possible day-to-day and dispose off the same before the end of March, 2011 without fail. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)