Priyanka 4-apeal-73-2000.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL NO.73 OF 2000 Dhananjay @ Kiran Vinayak Kadam …Appellant Versus State of Maharashtra …Respondent None for the Appellant. Mr. V.N. Sagare, APP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM N.R. BORKAR, J. DATED: 17th September 2026 PC:- 1. This Appeal takes exception to the Judgment and Order dated 28th January 2000 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in Sessions Case No.684 of 1995. 2. By the impugned Judgment and Order, the learned Additional Sessions Judge has convicted the present Appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for the period of 7 years. 17th September 2026 Priyanka 4-apeal-73-2000.odt 3. The report dated 20th August 2026 submitted by the concerned Police Station shows that during the pendency of the present Appeal, the Appellant has expired on 8th June 2026. 4. In that view of the matter, the Appeal is dismissed as abated. (N.R. BORKAR, J) 17th September 2026