5. appa 307 & 306-11.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. APPLICATION NO. 307 OF 2011 IN CRI. APPEAL NO. 1514 OF 2004 Vijaykumar Shrirang Jadhav .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ALONGWITH CRI. APPLICATION NO. 306 OF 2011 Vilas Sitaram Shind .. Applicants Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Ms. B.P. Jakhade, Advocate appointed for the Applicants Ms. S.V. Gajare, APP for the State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS & M.N. GILANI, JJ. DATE : 31st MARCH, 2011. PER COURT: 1. Both these applications can be decided by this common order as the applicants in both these applications are the appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 1514 of 2004 which is pending final hearing in this Court. 2. We heard the learned counsel for the applicants and the 1 5. appa 307 & 306-11.doc learned APP for the respondent. Perusal of the evidence discloses that the eye witnesses had referred to the overt act of the two applicants and in the light of strong prima facie case against the present applicants, we are not inclined to suspend the sentence and enlarge them on bail. However, in the light of the fact that the appeal is of the year 2004 and the applicants / appellants are in jail for the last more than eight years, we direct that the appeal be listed for final hearing in the week commencing from 18th April, 2011. 3. Applications dismissed as stated above with the aforesaid directions. [ M.N. GILANI, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] 2 5. appa 307 & 306-11.doc 3