75-WP-3228-2026 (CR).doc Tikam IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CR. WRIT PETITION NO. 3228 OF 2026 Sandawellbeing Pvt Ltd Through Ajit Ramanlal Patel ...Petitioner/s VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent/s _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Parth Sanghrajka a/w Swati Singh a/w. Ms. Anisha Thakkar i/by Rajeev Sawant & Associates, Advocate for Petitioner. Smt. R.D. Humane, APP for Respondent-State. _________________________________________________________________ CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 9th SEPTEMBER, 2026. P.C. : 1. Herd learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. By this Petition, the Petitioner is seeking to direct the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate's 32nd Court at Bandra, Mumbai to conclude the proceedings in CC No. 1759/PW/2018 in a time bound manner and to direct the Learned Trial Court to decide the discharge application at Exhibit -2 filed by the accused which is pending since the year 2019 within a fixed time frame. 3. It is contention of learned counsel for the Petitioner that Petitioner is the first informant. The accused has filed discharge application before the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate's 32nd Court at 75-WP-3228-2026 (CR).doc Tikam Bandra , which is pending since 2019. Hence, direction be given to decide the application within time bound manner and requested to allow the writ petition. 4. Learned APP submits that appropriate order be passed. 5. I have heard both learned counsel. It is surprising that discharge application filed before the Learned Metropolitan Magistrate's 32nd Court at Bandra is pending for last seven years. Considering this fact, I pass following order: ORDER (i) The Writ Petition is allowed. (ii) Learned Metropolitan Magistrate's 32nd Court at Bandra, Mumbai shall decide/conclude the proceedings in CC No. 1759/PW/2018 within one month and expedite the trial as early as possible, preferably within one year. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)