Vijay Ramesh Dantani v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.101 OF 2018 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1928 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.101 OF 2018 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1300 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.101 OF 2018 Vijay Ramesh Dantani .... Appellant/ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

.... Respondents .......

• Ms. Lakshi Raman, Advocate for Appellant/Applicant. • Ms. Priyanka S. Rane, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM

: SARANG V. KOTWAL & SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.

DATE : 11th JULY, 2025 P.C. :

1.

Learned APP has submitted a report of Senior Inspector of Police, Mahim Police Station, dated 08/07/2025. It is Digitally signed by MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Date:

2025.07.18 15:12:22 +0530 MANUSHREE NESARIKAR mentioned in that report that inspite of their best efforts, the Respondent No.2 is not found and the police have no Nesarikar

2 / 2 02-APEAL-101-18-@-IAs.odt information about her whereabouts. In this view of the matter, this Appeal cannot be kept pending indefinitely. 2.

Therefore, Legal Services Authority of this Court is requested to appoint a suitable Advocate from their panel to represent the Respondent No.2. The Office shall hand over all the necessary papers to the appointed Advocate. 3.

The Appellant is in custody since 2014. Therefore, the Appeal be listed for final disposal at the end of the admission board on 02/09/2025.

(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)