1 appa2811 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 28 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 397 OF 2009 Santosh Bansilal Varma ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr. Niteen V. Pradhan i/by Mr. S.D. Khot for the Applicant Ms. M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P., for the State. CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: 21ST JANUARY, 2011 P.C.:- This application is filed for early hearing of the appeal, in view of the liberty given to the applicant to take out such application in terms of order dated 11th December, 2009. Even so, going by the present assignment, it is not possible to give precedence to this matter, inasmuch as cases falling under category “Convicts in Jail” have been given precedence and treated as expedited cases. The oldest appeal falling under that category, which is already on Board, pertains to year 2004. The present appeal pertains to year 2009, for which reason, it may not be 2 appa2811 given precedence over those cases. We make it clear that the appeal shall proceed under category "Convicts in Jail" as per its turn. Application disposed of accordingly. A.R. JOSHI, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.