1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1287 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1279 OF 2007 Iqbal Shaikh @ Bhaijan s/o. Abdul Rasheed Shaikh ...Applicant vs. M.V. Henry & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.Sherali Khan for the Applicant. Mr.S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. Mrs.P.H. Kantharia for Respondent No.1. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JUNE 7, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant has been convicted by the Special court for the offence punishable under Section 29 read with Section 8(c) and Section 21(c) 2 of the NDPS Act and sentenced to suffer RI for 10 years and pay a fine of Rs.1 lakh and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further RI for six months. The appeal is already admitted. 3 It is submitted that the applicant has undergone 50% of the sentence. 4 In my view, taking into consideration the judgment and order passed by the Special court, this is not a fit case for grant of bail. 5 The appeal, however, is expedited. Place the appeal on the final hearing board in the week commencing from 9th August, 2010. Liberty is granted to the applicant to apply for bail if the appeal is not heard within a reasonable period of time. 6 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)