1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.357 OF 2009 Mahendra Pandurang Shelar ..... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. ----- Mr. R.D. Raghuwanshi for the applicant. Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 2nd February, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The learned APP for the State submits that already 19 witnesses have been examined and the trial was not over because the Sessions Court which was hearing the matter was assigned some other work by the District Court. I am informed that now this case has been assigned to the Sessions Judge. 3. The Sessions Court is directed to decide the case as expeditiously as possible and, in any, case within a period of three months and, if possible, by hearing the case on day-to-day basis. 4 In view of the aforesaid statement made by the learned APP for the State on the instructions given by P.I. Sonar, Counsel for the 2 applicant does not press for bail at this stage. Applicant seeks liberty to apply for bail if trial is not over within a period of three months. 5 Application is allowed to be withdrawn with the aforesaid directions with liberty as prayed. 6 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)