IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1365 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.723 OF 2007 Jaideep Shirish Shah .. Applicant Versus M/s.Vitara Chemicals Ltd & Ors. .. Respondents WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1366 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.724 OF 2007 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1367 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.725 OF 2007 Shirish Ranchhodlal Shah .. Applicant (In both the applications) Versus M/s.Vitara Chemcials Ltd & Ors. .. Respondents (In both the applications) WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1368 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.726 OF 2007 Charu Shirish Shah .. Applicant Versus M/s.Vitara Chemicals Ltd & Ors. .. Respondents --- Mr.C.K.Pendse for the applicant in all applications. Mr.Anoop Pandey for respondent nos.2 and 3 in all applications. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, A.P.P for respondent no.4 in all applications. --- CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 09th January 2009. : 09th January 2009. : 09th January 2009. P.C.: . Heard advocate for the applicant. The prayer in (2) these applications is for fixing an early date of hearing of an appeal against acquittal of the year 2007. The acquittal is for the offence punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Priority is sought on the ground that the applicant is a senior citizen. Appeals against acquittal filed from the year 1990 onwards are pending in this Court for final hearing. There are very old appeals where the appellants are senior citizens. Therefore, no priority can be given to the appeals of the year 2007. Applications are rejected. (A.S.Oka,J)