Saraswati Mahadev Gaikwad W/O Mahadeo D. Gaikwad v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION N NO.297 OF 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.136 OF 1996 Saraswati widow of Mahadeo Gaikwad ... Applicant In the matter of Bhagwan Narayan Gaikwad and others ... Appellants V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and ors .... Respondents Mr. Devidas Jadhav a/w Mr. Kuldip Haibatrao Gaikwad, for Appellant No.9 Mr. H. J. Dedhia, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.J.

DATE : 4TH MARCH, 2015.

P.C. :

1.

The communication sent by the applicant i.e. the wife of appellant No.3/original accused No.3, be registered as Criminal Application.

2.

By this application,it is brought to our notice that appellant Nos.3, 4, 10 and 12 have expired. The death certificates of these appellants are also annexed alongwith this application. In the light of the

1 APPA 297 OF 2015.doc death certificates of these appellants, Criminal Appeal is dismissed as abated in so far as it relates to challenge the conviction and sentence of these appellants.

3.

Application stands disposed of accordingly.

[DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.]