1 Cri.Appln No. 502 of 2011 hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 502 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 288 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Versus Mohammed Nadeed Moinuddin Paloba ... Respondent Mr. P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for State. Ms. Rebecca Gonsalves for respondent. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 09, 2011 P.C. The registry has placed before us notification issued by Law & Judiciary Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai dated 4th August, 2011. The notification reads as under : "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (4) of section 23 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002. The Government of Maharashtra with the concurrence of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay hereby appoints Shri. S.A. Deshmukh, Judge, City Civil Court and Additional Sessions Judge, Greater 2 Cri.Appln No. 502 of 2011 Bombay and Shri. S.M. Modak, Judge, City Civil Court and Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay as a Special Judge of the Designated Court under the said Act at Mumbai." The Special Pota Case No.. 2 of 2003 is pending trial before the court, according to learned A.P.P. In the present application, the state has challenged the oder of releasing the accused on bail. About ten appeals have been filed by the State challenging various orders wherein the accused have been released on bail. The learned A.P.P. submits that the trial is pending since the year 2003. The learned A.P.P. is instructed by the officer of DCB CID. The learned counsel appearing for the State and respondent submits that some of the accused had filed discharge applications which are yet to be decided by the trial court. Considering the record and submissions advanced and in view of the notification issued by the L & J D. Department we direct the trial court to expeditiously dispose of the discharge applications pending before it including other miscellaneous applications. Considering the submissions made we are convinced to condone the delay in filing appeal by the State. Delay is condoned. The applications are accordingly disposed off. We direct the registry to 3 Cri.Appln No. 502 of 2011 club all such appeals arising out of the order of bail granted by the trial court to be heard together. These appeals would be heard on 2nd September, 2011 alongwith other connected appeals. S.O. to 2nd September, 2011. (K.U. CHANDIWAL,J.) (NARESH H. PATIL,J.)