drp {1} Cri. Application No.4685/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4685 OF 2010 Maruti s/o Mariba Ingale APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT ....... Mrs.S.S.Jadhav, Advocate for the applicant Mr. N.H.Borade, APP for respondent State ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 20th January 2011 PER COURT: 1. By the present application, the applicant has prayed to release him on bail, in view of the liberty granted by this Court, as the trial against the applicant has not been disposed of within the time stipulated by this Court vide order dated 05.03.2010 passed in Criminal Application No.742/2010. 2. Learned APP has informed that the trial is not delayed at the instance of the prosecution, however the same could not be disposed of due to the tactics played by the accused. It is further informed that this Court has extended the time to dispose of the drp {2} Cri. Application No.4685/2010 trial, however, after material witnesses were examined by the prosecution, the accused have moved an application for transfer of the trial, which came to be rejected by the Sessions Court, Nanded. Thus, it is clear that the trial is stalled due to the application moved by the accused. Learned APP informs that only three witnesses i.e. one Investigating Officer and two Pancha witnesses are remained to be examined and the next date of hearing is fixed on 24.01.2011 and the trial will be disposed of within short time from now. 3. In the premise, there is no merit in the application, which is filed on the ground that as the trial against the applicant has not been disposed of within the time stipulated, the applicant be released on bail. In fact, the trial is delayed due to the acts of the accused. Consequently, the application, which is sans merits, stands rejected. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/B10/criapln4685-10