bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 940 OF 1999 PETITION NO. 940 OF 1999 PETITION NO. 940 OF 1999 1. Babu Jivaya Uradya & anr. ... Petitioners v/s The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr.M.S.Mohite for the petitioners. Smt.A.A.Mane, A.P.P. for the respondent State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 1ST APRIL, 2008 1ST APRIL, 2008 1ST APRIL, 2008 ORAL ORAL ORAL JUDGMENT JUDGMENT JUDGMENT: 1. This petition has been filed for directions to the Trial Court to observe the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Rajdeo Sharma v/s State of Rajdeo Sharma v/s State of Rajdeo Sharma v/s State of Bihar, Bihar, Bihar, reported in 1998 Cr.L.J. 459 reported in 1998 Cr.L.J. 459 reported in 1998 Cr.L.J. 459, to close the prosecution’s evidence and to proceed to the next step in the trial. This was because, after filing of the chargesheet for a considerable period of time the trial did not proceed further. 2. Mr.Mohite, learned advocate for the petitioners fairly concedes that the Supreme Court in the case of P.Ramchandra P.Ramchandra P.Ramchandra Rao v/s State of Karnataka, reported in Rao v/s State of Karnataka, reported in Rao v/s State of Karnataka, reported in 2 (2002) (2002) (2002) 4 SCC 578, 4 SCC 578, 4 SCC 578, has considered the judgment of Rajdeo Rajdeo Rajdeo Sharma Sharma Sharma (supra), and held that it is not no longer good law. The Supreme Court, in the case of P.Ramchandra Rao P.Ramchandra Rao P.Ramchandra Rao (supra), has observed that it is neither advisable nor feasible nor judicially permissible to draw or prescribe an outer limit for conslusion of all criminal proceedings. 3. In this view of the matter, the petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)