1 wp1600.11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Writ Petition No. 1600 of 2011 Prabhakar Subramanyam Menon ..Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr. Abhay Kumar Apte-amicus curaie for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Gadkari-APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR & A.A. SAYED, JJ 13th September, 2011. P.C. Learned APP submits that the request of the petitioner to transfer him to Mumbai prison cannot be countenanced at this stage as the petitioner is facing trial which is pending in the Sessions Court at Karad. We are further informed that the said trial is at advanced stage and statement of accused under Section 313 of Cr. P.C. will be recorded very soon. The petitioner is presently in Central Prison at Kolhapur. At best the petitioner can be shifted to jail within Satara district so that he can be produced before the concerned Court at Karad where the trial is pending against him. Only after that trial is completed the authorities would be able to consider the shifting of the petitioner to Mumbai so that the trial can proceed further. At the sametime, the authorities may explore the possibility of proceeding with the 2 wp1600.11.sxw trial on video conferencing facility if that facility is made available at respective centers i.e. sub-jail at Satara/Kolhapur and the Killa Court at Mumbai, if available. 2. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. Court expresses word of gratitude for the able assistance given by the learned amicus curiae. Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner who is in jail for information. (A.A. SAYED, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)