Sunil Tippa Panthikar v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

NISHA SANDEEP CHITNIS SANDEEP CHITNIS Date: 2025.04.09 17:17:00 +0530 22-apeal.927.2024w.ia.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.927 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3410 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.927 OF 2024 Sunil Tippa Panthikar ...Appellant/Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

...Respondents

Mr. Varun V. Thokal for the Appellant/Applicant. Ms. Kranti T. Hiwrale, A.P.P for the Respondent No.1-State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

DATE : 8th APRIL 2025 P.C. :

1.

Vide order dated 8th January 2025, notice was issued to the respondent No.2, making it returnable on 26th February 2025. 2.

The office noting shows that notice issued to the respondent No.2 has been duly served. Despite notice, none appears on behalf of respondent No.2.

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Hence, we deem it appropriate to appoint Ms. Tanvi Tapkire, who is on the panel of High Court Legal Services Committee, to espouse the cause of the respondent No.2 in the aforesaid appeal/application.

4.

Learned counsel for the appellant/applicant to serve a copy of the aforesaid appeal/application on the learned appointed advocate, to enable her to go through the same.

5.

Stand over to 22nd April 2025.

DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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