: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 SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1199 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1199 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1199 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.618 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.618 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.618 OF 2008 Aniruddh Chavan ...Applicant. v. The Union of India & Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.G.V.Shelar h/for Mr.Lalla & Lalla Co. , adv. for the Applicant. Mr.R.F.Lambay , adv. for the Respondent No.1. Mr.Y.M.Nakhawa, APP for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. DATE: 19th January, 2009. DATE: 19th January, 2009. DATE: 19th January, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Application is taken out for bail pending the final hearing and disposal of the Criminal Appeal No.618 of 2008. The applicant is convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with Section 22(c) and Section 29 read with Section 8(c) punishable under Section 22(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act and was sentenced to suffer R.I. for ten years. The allegations against him is that he was involved in manufacturing of Mandrax tablets. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to grant bail. However, the applicant is in custody :2: since 24.4.2002, i.e. 6 and half years, appeal, therefore, has to be heard expeditiously. Office, is, therefore, directed to place the criminal appeal for hearing in a week commencing from 2nd March, 2009. 3. Application stands disposed off with liberty to the applicant to file fresh application, in case, the appeal is not heard. Mr.Lambay the learned counsel for the respondent no.1 undertakes to inform the respondent no.1 so as to enable it to take appropriate steps in the matter. (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.)