IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 16 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 16 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 16 OF 2009 Vinay Mishra ...Applicant (Orig.Accused No.1) vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent (Orig.Complainant) Mr.I.P. Mishra for the Applicant. Mr.D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JANUARY 7, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 7, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 7, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The learned APP has invited my attention to the Roznama which indicates that the trial has already began. 3. The learned Counsel for the applicant, however, states that no progress has been made by the prosecution and the trial is pending for a very long time. He submits that if a direction is given to the trial court to expedite the hearing of the trial, he will not press - 2 - this application for bail at this stage. 4. Hence, the following order is passed :- a) The trial court is directed to decide the criminal case, expeditiously and in any case, within a period of six months from today. In the event, the trial is not over within a period of six months, liberty is granted to the applicant to file a fresh application for bail. 5. Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)