IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3667 OF 2007. Shri Sagar Parmeshwar Thakur. ..Applicant. versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... None appears for the Applicant. Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP, for the Respondent-State. .... CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 15th September 2008. : 15th September 2008. : 15th September 2008. P.C.: 1. On 30th August 2008, none appeared for the Applicant. This Court directed the learned APP to take instructions as regards the present status of the trial. 2. None appears for the Applicant when the Application is called out. The learned APP has produced for my perusal a letter dated 12th September 2008 submitted by the concerned Public Prosecutor appearing in the Sessions Court addressed to the Investigating Officer. It is pointed out that the case is being adjourned from time to time in view of ad-interim relief of stay granted by this Court in Criminal Application No.3953/2006 on 22nd December 2006. In the said letter, it is recorded that the case was not proceeding in view : 2 : of the order of stay. 3. The learned APP has produced for my perusal the order of this Court dated 22nd December 2006 passed in Criminal Application No.3953/2006. Paragraph no.9 of the said order records that the relief of stay was granted by this Court only in favour of the Applicant in the said Application. Paragraph no.9 of the said order reads thus :- "9. Hence, till further orders there will be ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clause (e). It is made clear that the order of stay is granted only in favour of the Applicant and if permissible in law, the trial can proceed against the other accused." 4. The Respondent - State will bring to the notice of the leaned Additional Sessions Judge the paragraph no.9 of the aforesaid order dated 22nd December 2006, so that the learned Judge will pass appropriate directions. On the next date, the concerned Public Prosecutor will produce before the learned Additional Sessions Judge a true copy of the order dated 22nd December 2006 and will seek appropriate directions. : 3 : 5. After considering the order of this Court, the learned Additional Sessions Judge will pass appropriate order within a period of six weeks from the date of production of the said order. No further direction is required at this stage. The Applicant being the witness in this case, can always apply for adequate protection, if such occasion arises. Subject to aforesaid directions, the Application is disposed of. ( A.S.Oka,J.) A.S.Oka,J.) A.S.Oka,J.)