1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3973 OF 2009 Sk.Ayyub s/o Sk.Karim and another .. Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Shri N.S.Ghanekar, Advocate for applicants Shri S.V.Kurundkar, Addl.Public Prosecutor for respondent CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. NIRGUDE, JJ. DATE : 18th November 2009 PER COURT 1. By this application, the applicants/original appellants in Criminal Appeal No.238/2008 and 231/2008 seek early hearing of the appeal on the ground that the applicants have been sentenced for short term sentences and have already undergone a major portion of the sentence. 2. We have heard Shri Ghanekar, learned Counsel for the applicants and learned Addl.Public Prosecutor for State and for the reasons stated in the application, application is allowed. Since we are already hearing appeals of the year 2007-2008 and this is an appeal of year 2008, we direct that this appeal be listed for final hearing in the week commencing from 7th December 2009. ( A.V.NIRGUDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr/3973.09criappln) 2