1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOBBY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4336 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4336 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4336 OF 2004 Shri Suresh Janardan Kothekar ..Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. ----- Shri R.P. Javanjal for Applicant. Shri K.V.Saste, APP for Respondent. ----- CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : 18.10.2004 DATED : 18.10.2004 DATED : 18.10.2004 PC :- PC :- PC :- . Heard counsel for the parties. Perused the record. I see no reason to depart from the view taken by the court below in rejecting the bail application. Good reasons are recorded. I am in agreement with those reasons. Learned counsel for the applicant, however, contends that the applicant has been enlarged on bail in all the other pending criminal cases. Even so, having regard to the fact that the applicant has been absconding and not seen for the last 5 years that by itself is a good ground for rejecting the present application. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the hearing of the trial and the case be 2 finally disposed of as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months from the receipt of the writ of this court. As the case pertains to year 1999, the matter be assigned to a fast track court to ensure early disposal of the case. The applicant shall extend full co-operation for early disposal of the case. In the event, the trial court is of the opinion that the applicant is causing obstacles in the early disposal of the case that fact may be recorded in the Rozanama. . The application is disposed of in the above terms. .....