( 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 JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3986 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3986 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3986 OF 2007 Ismail Ibrahim Shaikh .. Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mrs.B.P.Jakhade for the applicant. Mrs.P.P.Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mrs.B.P.Jakhade for the applicant and Mrs.P.P.Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. 2. By this application received from jail, the applicant Ismail has prayed for bail and in the alternative he has prayed for early hearing. 3. After having gone through the record with the assistance of learned Advocates on both the sides, I am inclined to observe that in the peculiar facts and circumstances, it would be proper to direct the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thane before whom ( 2 ) the cases are assigned to take the the trial as expeditiously as possible. When this Court was informed that the applicant is without any legal aid before the learned Trial Judge, in that case, efforts will have to be made to provide legal aid to the applicant. Hence the following order :- a) The Sessions Cases Nos.77/2004, 16/2004, 13/2004, 12/2004, 73/2004 and 29/2004 be taken up by the concerned learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thane for hearing one after the other and that he shall endeavour to dispose of these cases as expeditiously as possible. Learned Sessions Judge is requested to look into the possibility of providing legal aid to the applicant. 4. Application stands disposed off accordingly. (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.)