ba-763-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.763 OF 2011 Sandeep Bajirao Shirdhankar ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent None for the Applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for the Respondent State CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 14 TH JULY, 2011. P.C. : 1. This application is received from jail. 2. The applicant prays that either he be released on personal bond or directions be given to the trial Court to proceed with his case on day-to-day basis and dispose it of expeditiously. I have gone through the application. 3. The grievance of the applicant appears to be as follows :- (a). That on many dates of hearing, as fixed by the Court, the Applicant is not produced before the Court for want of Police escort; (b). The Police handcuff the Applicant while taking him to the Court; (c). The trial has been delayed. 4. As regards the first grievance, it is directed that the concerned Police Authorities shall ensure that Police escort is made available for the purpose of producing the Applicant before the Court on all the dates of hearing, as may be fixed by the Magistrate. ba-763-11.sxw 2 Dixit . The learned Magistrate shall forthwith report to this Court if the Applicant is not produced before him on a given date. 5. As regards the second grievance, the learned Magistrate is directed to ensure that the directions given by the Supreme Court of India regarding handcuffing of under trial prisoners from time to time are scrupulously followed by the Police personnel and the Jail Authorities. As per the said directions, the learned Magistrate is bound to question the Applicant whenever he is produced before the Magistrate as to whether he had been handcuffed by the Police. . Any incident of handcuffing of the Applicant in violation of the directions of the Supreme Court of India, if noticed by the Magistrate, shall be forthwith reported by him to this Court. 6. As regards the third grievance, the Magistrate is directed to expedite the trial, if necessary, by proceeding with the same on day-to-day basis. The Magistrate shall dispose of the case within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order and report compliance to this Court. 7. The Application is disposed of accordingly. 8. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Applicant in prison and his acknowledgment be forwarded to this Court. 9. Registry to forward the copy of this order to the concerned Authorities of Police, who are responsible for providing Police escort for taking the Applicant to Vasai Court. The Authorities be warned that any failure to provide Police escort resulting in non-production of the Applicant before the Court and consequent delay in the disposal of the case shall be viewed seriously. The concerned Authorities be asked to acknowledge the receipt of this order. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]