1 pps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Application No. 1376 of 2009 in Criminal Appeal No.912 od 2004. Dilip Ramchandra Suryavanshi .. Applicant v/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.A.K.Prajapati for the Applicant Smt.V.R.Bhosale APP for the State CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATED : 17th December, 2009 P.C. : 1. The applicant is undergoing sentence at Kolhapur Central Prison, Kalamba and he has forwarded this application directly from the jail praying for appointing an advocate to defend him in the appeal i.e. Criminal Appeal No.912 of 2004. The appellant had earlier appointed Shri A.K.Prajapati as his Advocate and sought his no objection vide his letter dated 5.8.2005. Shri Prajapati has vide his letter dated 23.8.2005 given such no objection and he is present before us today and prays for being 2 discharged. 2. Shri Prajapati is hereby discharged. 3. Smt. Smita Kadu, advocate is hereby appointed as advocate to represent the appellant in Criminal Appeal No.912 of 2004. The registry to communicate this order to the applicant forthwith. 4. The second application furnished by the applicant prays for being released on bail. His earlier prayer for same relief came to be rejected in Criminal Application No.783 of 2006. No fresh ground or any additional material has been placed before us in this application except to say that he has been in jail for the last more than 5 ½ years. 5. Application is rejected. 6. Criminal Appeal No.912 of 2004 to proceed for final hearing along with Criminal Appeal No.551 of 2004 in which the paper book is ready, in due course. [R.Y.GANOO, J.] [B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.]