IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 138 OF 2008 Vikas Mohan Zade ..... ...... ......Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ..... ...... ......Respondent. Mr.M.J.Bhatt, Adv. For the applicant. Mr.S.R.Shinde, APP For the respondent. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 29/1/08 PC: This application has been moved by the original accused who are in jail. They had moved an application seeking transfer of the case from the file of Presiding Officer who happens to be additional sessions Judge. The application for transfer moved before the Sessions Judge came to be rejected by holding that the apprehension of bias as claimed by the applicant-accused is neither reasonable nor of a right thinking person. During the trial, it is contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that wife of the deceased had appeared before the trial Court and informed the Court that the accused had threatened her brother and started crying. On this the trial Court asked the accused not to indulge in threatening etc. This is main incident on the basis of which it is contended that the Presiding Officer is biased against the applicants. The apprehension is far fetched besides being 1 unreasonable. There is no need to interfere with the impugned order passed by the Sessions Judge rejecting the transfer application. It cannot be also lost sight of the fact that more than 15 witnesses are already examined and it would not be in the interest of justice to grant prayer of transfer. It is next submitted that the applicants who are in jail are entitled to expeditious trial. It is submitted that the matter has been adjourned on two occasions for more than two weeks. This grievance appears to be well founded and needs to be redressed. In the result though the application is summarily dismissed I hope and trust that the trial Court shall proceed to decide the case as expeditiously as possible and having regard to its convenience, on day-to-day basis. 29.1.08 2