1 appa1207.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Application No. 1207 of 2010 IN Criminal Appeal No. 442 of 2006 Shankarlal Gangadhar Gupta & ors. ....Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondents Ms. Subhash Khot-advocate for the applicants. Mr. K.V.Saste-APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ DATED:- OCTOBER 08, 2010 P.C. This Application for early hearing of the Appeal which pertains to year 2006 cannot be entertained inasmuch as, as per the present assignment the cases of convicts in jail are treated as expedited cases. As of now, Appeals pertaining to that category of the year 2002 are on Board and awaiting hearing. The Appeal of 2006 cannot be allowed to jump that queue. In the circumstances, Application for early hearing is rejected. 2 appa1207.10.sxw 2. However, it will be open to the Applicant to apply for bail which Application can be considered on its own merits. (P.D. KODE, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)