: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1606 OF 2009 Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan .. Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ........ Mr. Mobin Solkar for petitioner. Mrs. A.S. Pai, APP for State. ........ CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. Dated : 16th November, 2009. P.C. : 1. This is a petition received from the Jail as the petitioner is an under trial prisoner. We have heard Mr. Solkar, learned ammicus curiae appointed by this Court as per the order dated 15th September, 2009. 2. The petitioner is one of the accused in POTA Special Case No.2 of 2003, which is presently pending before the Special Court under POTA Act, 2002 at Greater Mumbai. The prayer in the petition reads as under. : 2 : “In view of the circumstances, it is respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly graciously be pleased in the interest of justice to pass appropriate orders as may be deemed fit and proper to ensure a fair trial, in the interest of justice.” 3. With the assistance of Mr. Solkar, we have gone through the averments made in the petition. We have gone through the various orders passed by the very same Court and which are annexed to the petition. 4. In case, the petitioner is conducting his case on his own, despite the offer made by the Special Court to engage an advocate for him, he may still apply for being represented / defended by an advocate before the Special Court and such an application will have to be submitted to the very same Court. The allegations made personally against the learned Judge of the Special Court have not impressed us to entertain this petition and we do not find any substance in them to take note of. 5. So far as this petition is concerned, we are not inclined to entertain the same and hence, the petition is rejected. [R.Y.GANOO, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]