-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 203 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 203 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 203 OF 2009 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1258 OF 2002 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1258 OF 2002 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1258 OF 2002 Bhimrao Mahadev Kadam .. Applicant. (Org.Respondent) V/s. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. (Org. Appellant) --- Ms. Gangwani h/f. Mr. Ganesh Gole for the Applicant. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP for the Respondent-State. --- CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 03RD MARCH, 2009 DATED : 03RD MARCH, 2009 DATED : 03RD MARCH, 2009 P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- . The application is taken out for expeditious hearing of the criminal appeal no. 1258/ 2002. The appilcant was prosecuted for an offence punishable under section 7, 13 (1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. However, he was acquitted by the learned Special Judge, Kolhapur by an order dated 9.8.2002 which is impugned in the present appeal. The appeal is pending since 2002. In view of the pendency of the appeal, the applicant is not reinstated. In that view of the matter and for the reasons stated in the application, case for expeditious hearing is made out. The hearing of the criminal appeal is accordingly expedited. -: 2 :- (R.V.MORE,J.)