1 44-APEAL 869-01.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.869 OF 2001 Santosh Gajanan Gadhave … Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra … Respondent ----- None for the Appellant. Mr. V. N. Sagare, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 31ST AUGUST 2026 P.C. : 1. This Appeal takes exception to the judgment and order dated 21st September 2001 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No.473 of 2000. 2. By the impugned judgment and order, the Learned Additional Sessions Judge has convicted the present Appellant for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year. 3. The report received from the concerned police station shows that during pendency of the present Appeal, the Appellant has expired on 14th August 2005. The report is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for the purpose of identification. 4. The Criminal Appeal is thus dismissed as abated. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) Mugdha 1 of 1 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date: 2026.08.31 18:20:40 +0530