( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.13 OF 2008 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.13 OF 2008 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.13 OF 2008 Mrs.Mary Kutty John .. Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents. Mr.K.K.V.Kurup for the applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for respondent No.1- State. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATED : 29th April, 2008. DATED : 29th April, 2008. DATED : 29th April, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mr.K.K.V.Kurup for the applicant, Mr.K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for respondent No.1- State. Respondent No.2 is present in person. 2. Sessions Case No.1257 of 1995 was conducted against the respondent No.2 by learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay. The learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay, acquitted the respondent No.2 and sofar as the ornaments are concerned, he directed that the same be forfeited to the State Government after the Appeal ( 2 ) period is over. That order was passed on the application filed by respondent No.2. 3. It is noticed that the present applicant Mrs.Mary Kutty John had filed an application before the learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay for return of the property being application dated 16.4.2005. That application has not been decided and this is being stated on the basis of the record produced before this Court. Since the ornaments are ordered to be forfeited to the State Government by order dated 17.12.2004, the State must get chance to reply to this application dated 16.4.2005 and then the learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay shall be able to dispose off the said application. 4. In view of the aforesaid discussion, I am inclined to direct the learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay to hear and dispose off the application on or before 16.6.2008 after completing the process of hearing Mrs.Mary Kutty John - petitioner, State of Maharashtra and respondent No.2. The next date before the learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay will have to be fixed for hearing considering the time limit. ( 3 ) 5. The learned Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Mumbai shall assign the Miscellaneous Application filed by Mrs.Mary Kutty John in Sessions Case No.1257 of 1995 to the Additional Sessions Judge at Fountain. This will be done on or before 20.5.2008. Upon assignment of the said application, the learned Additional Sessions Judge shall hear and dispose off the matter on or before 16.6.2008. Respondent No.2 shall be informed by the Advocate of Mrs.Mary Kutty John about the date before the learned Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay. 6. The stenographer to transcribe this order expeditiously and out of turn and supply one authenticated copy of this order to the learned Advocate appearing for the applicant for placing it before the learned Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Bombay. 7. Revision application stands disposed off in the above terms. (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.)