BA-501-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.501 OF 2011 Mohd. Rafikul Islam & Anr. ... Applicants V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru' Kalachowki Police Station, Mumbai ... Respondent Mrs. Anjali Patil for the Applicants. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 4 TH JULY, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The emphasis of Mrs. Patil, the learned Advocate for the Applicants, is on the aspect that only an offence punishable under Section 489 C of the IPC is, prima facie, disclosed against the Applicants. Considering the quantity of the counterfeit notes and the circumstances in which they were found, no such conclusion can be drawn at this stage. 3. I am informed that the case has already been assigned for trial. In the circumstances, the proper course would be to expedite the trial. 4. The learned Advocate for the Applicants, at this stage, states that if the trial is being expedited, she would not press the Bail Application. BA-501-11.sxw 2 Dixit 5. The Bail Application is rejected. 6. However, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and endeavour to complete it within a period of six months from today. 7. Liberty to the Applicants to apply afresh for bail, should the trial be not over within the aforesaid period. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]