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 APPLICATION No. 102 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.562 OF 1992 Shivkumar M. Bachani .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Santosh Raje, Advocate for the Applicant. Mrs P.P.Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. CORAM : A.R. JOSHI,J. DATED : 26th March,2009. DATED : 26th March,2009. DATED : 26th March,2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. It is the application filed by the original applicant in Criminal Application No. 562 of 1992. By the present application, it is prayed that the hearing of said earlier Criminal Application be fixed on a specified date so that the said application can be disposed of. It appears that the said earlier Criminal Application No. 562 of 1992 was filed challenging the charges framed against the applicant under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the matter was stayed since the year 1992 in between on more than three occasions. The said Criminal Application came to be dismissed for want of prosecution. Lastly, it was dismissed by an order of this Court dated 5th July, 2007. However, the said order was recalled on payment of cost of Rs.1,000/-to be paid by the applicant and such recalling was done on 17.9.2007. Since then, the said criminal application No. 562 of 1992 is pending. 2. It appears that as the matter before the Special Court was started, the applicant rushed with the present application for fixing the early date. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State-respondent to get instructions as to the stage of such pending matter and said Criminal Application No. 562 of 1992 is fixed for final hearing on 2.4.2009. 3. In view of this order, Criminal Application No. 102 of 2009 stands disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.)