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. 2307 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 2307 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 2307 OF 2007 Smt. S. Rajeshwari ... Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra & anr. ... Respondents Mr.R.D’mellow for the petitioner. Mr.P.A.Pol, A.P.P. for the respondent No.1 State. Respondent No.2 though served is not present. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 2ND JUNE, 2008 2ND JUNE, 2008 2ND JUNE, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. The petition has been filed by the complainant in Case No.982/PW/2005 which is pending before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 8th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai. 2. The petitioner, who is nearly 84 years, has filed the complaint against respondent Nos.2. The allegation against the respondent is that he had forged the complainant’s signature and acted to her detriment, committing several offences. The complainant therefore initiated proceedings against the respondent No.2 for committing offences of misappropriation and forgery. 2 The proceedings have been pending since 2005. I am informed that the charge has not been framed as yet. 3. In my view, the petitioner, who is 84 years woman, must be given a relief in this matter as it would be appropriate that she sees the result of the complaint filed by her during her life time. In this view of the matter, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 8th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai, is directed to give precedence to Case No.982/PW/2005 and to hear the same expeditiously and if possible on a day to day basis in view of the advanced age of the petitioner. 4. Writ petition disposed of accordingly.