1 appa1120.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Application No. 1120 of 2010 IN Criminal Appeal No.1109 of 2004 Sayeed Ahmed Sagir Ansari ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent Mr. Hiten S. Venegavkar for the applicant. Mr. J.P. Yagnik-APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND U.D. SALVI, JJ DATED:- SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 P.C. This Application is filed through jail, although the Applicant has already engaged Advocate to pursue his Appeal. The Applicant prays for bail inter alia on the ground that he has actually undergone seven years of imprisonment. As of now the Appeals of the year 2002 and partly of 2004 upto Criminal Appeal No. 182/2004, pertaining to convicts in jail are already on final hearing Board. In that sense, the Appeal may reach for hearing shortly. If the Appeal does not 2 appa1120.10.sxw reach for hearing within one year from now, it will be open to renew the application for bail on the ground that he has substantially undergone the sentence period and it is unlikely that his Appeal can be taken up for hearing in immediate near future. 2. Insofar as prayer for early hearing is concerned, as is noticed earlier, cases falling under category ‘convicts in jail’ are already treated as expedited cases. Presently, Appeals of 2002 and partly of 2004 are already on Board for hearing. In the circumstances, Appeal be listed for hearing as per its turn under caption ‘convicts in jail’. 3. The Application disposed of on the above terms. Copy of the order be forwarded to the Applicant who is jail. (U.D. SALVI, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)