: 1 : USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 45 OF 2001 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant v/s. Mangesh Madhukar Bhingarde .. Respondent ........ Smt. V.R. Bhosale, APP for Applicant State. None for respondent . ........ CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. Dated : 16th November, 2009. P.C. : 1. This appeal against the order of acquittal came to be admitted on 01.2.2005 and for the last more than 8 years, the accused respondent could not be served. 2. As per the amended scheme of Section 378(1) of Cr.P.C., this appeal could be now decided by the Sessions Court and it would be more : 2 : efficacious for the learned Sessions / Addl. Sessions Judge to ensure that the respondent is served through the concerned police station. 3. The Registrar (Judicial) is, therefore, directed to transfer this appeal to the Sessions Court at Kolhapur. [R.Y.GANOO, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]