sg 903.wp3018-26.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3018 OF 2026 Swapnil Hiray … Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra And Anr. … Respondents ---- Mr. Anuj Girish Pande, for the Petitioner. Ms. Supriya Kak, for the Respondent/State. ---- CORAM: SARANG V. KOTWAL & ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ. DATE: 25th JUNE, 2026. P.C.: 1. The main prayer in this Petition is for directions to the learned Special POCSO Court, Dindoshi (Court No.9) to decide Summary Case No.03/C/25 and Criminal Miscellaneous Application No.128 of 2025 within a fixed and time-bound period. There are other prayers. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner has not pressed the other prayers. 2. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that his Protest Petition is pending since January, 2025. He submitted that __________________________________________________ 25th June, 2026 SMITA JOHNSON GONSALVES Digitally signed by SMITA JOHNSON GONSALVES Date: 2026.06.29 14:56:31 +0530 sg 903.wp3018-26.docx there is inordinate delay in deciding the said Petition. We find substance in the submissions of the learned Counsel for the Petitioner. The Court ought to have decided the Protest Petition and the Summary Report expeditiously. Therefore, following order is passed: ORDER (i) The Special POCSO Court Dindoshi No.9 shall decide the Summary Case No.3/C/25 and Criminal Miscellaneous Application No.128 of 2025 within a period of two months from today after following due process of law. (ii) The Petition is disposed of. ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J. SARANG V. KOTWAL, J. __________________________________________________ 25th June, 2026