IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.81 OF 2009 Surinder Singh Jora Singh Punjabi .. Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents None for the Petitioner. Mrs.U.V.Kejariwal, A.P.P.for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATED : MARCH 20TH, 2009. P.C. Heard the learned A.P.P.for the State. 2. The petitioner sent this Petition through Jail. His grievance was that though he has been booked in many cases, but the trial courts are not proceeding with the trial. As it is well known 1 that accused has a right to speedy trial of the case. we had asked the learned Public prosecutor to give us the details with respect to the cases pending against the petitioner. The Public prosecutor stated that three cases are pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thane being C.C.No.177 of 2007, C.C.No.194 of 2007 and C.C.No.153 of 2008. All the cases pertain to offence under section 379 and other offences. 3. We are told that in these cases charges have already been framed. The fourth case is pending with the J.M.F.C.,Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The case pending before the Magistrate at Vashi is C.C.No.850 of 2007. In this case also the charge has been framed. 4. Since the Petitioner has been arrested somewhere in 2007 and the Petitioner is in Jail. He has not been granted bail as well. Therefore, we direct the concerned trial courts that the trial of the above four cases shall be completed within three months from today. 4. This order shall be communicated to the 2 concerned trial Courts. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (A.R. JOSHI, J.) 3