IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 354 OF 2008 Mrs.Darshana Bhogilal ..... ...... ......Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..... ...... ...Respondents. Mr.Haresh Jagtiani with Vandana Mehta & Hamed Kadiani i/by Mr.Mihir Gheewala, Adv. For the applicant. Mr.Vimal Gupta Adv. For the respondent No.2. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 11/2/08 PC: Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Taken up for final hearing by consent of both the parties. Learned counsel for the applicant has pressed this application only for limited prayer and that is in the nature of direction to the trial Court to hear and decide the application of discharge pending on its file since long. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2 admits the factual position about pendency of application for discharge since long with the trial Court. However he submits that the delay is not on account of any act or omission on the part of respondent No.2. It is submitted that the reply has also been filed long back. However for reasons beyond control of parties the trial Court has not decided the application. In view of limited prayer made by the applicant he seeks to delete respondent Nos. 3 to 12. 1 Having regard to the order that I propose to pass I do not feel it necessary to issue notice to other respondents. In the result I direct the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 47th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai to decide the application for discharge filed by the present applicants before the trial Court after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned. I hope and trust that the trial Court shall decide the said application within a period of eight weeks from today. Rule made absolute in above terms. 11.2.08 2