( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 768 OF 2009 Shri Ram s/o. Punjaji Mirashe .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. .. Respondents Shri V.S. Tanwade, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri B.V. Wagh, A.P.P. for respondent No.1. Respondent No.2 present in person. CORAM : P.R. BORKAR,J. DATED : 20.01.2010 P.C. :- 1. Heard Adv. Shri V.S Tanwade for the petitioner and A.P.P. Shri B.V. Wagh for respondent No.1. Respondent No.2 is present in person. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and with consent of the parties, the matter is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. This is a petition for giving direction for early hearing of Regular Criminal Case No. 31 of 2000, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Osmanabad, in the ( 2 ) alternative for quashing and setting aside charge-sheet against the petitioner under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, as though the matter is pending from 1995, not a single witness is examined till filing of the petition. The petitioner is a Government servant and suffering for no fault. 4. A.P.P. Shri Wagh states at this stage that three witnesses are examined in the matter. Respondent No.2 also states that the matter is now part-heard. It is stated that two more witness are now to be examined. Thus, the matter has become part heard. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Osmanabad, to dispose of the case as early as possible. 5. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. Rule made absolute. [P.R. BORKAR,J.] snk/2010/JAN10/crwp768.09