13-APL-973-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 973 OF 2025 Raghunath Rajaram Desai … Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra and another … Respondents ….. None for the Applicant. Mr. Pankaj P. Deokar, A.P.P., for Respondent – State. ….. CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. DATED : SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 P.C.: 1. No one appears for the Applicant, either in the Court Hall or through Video Conferencing mode, when the matter is called out. 2. Learned A.P.P. submitted that, during the pendency of the present Application, the Applicant was acquitted in R.C.C. No.496 of 2016. Accordingly, he tendered a copy of the Judgment and Order dated 11th September 2026 across the bar, which is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. Shailaja SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Digitally signed by SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Date: 2026.09.19 13:26:17 +0530 13-APL-973-2025.odt 3. On perusal, it appears that during the pendency of this Application, the Applicant was acquitted and, therefore, this Application has become infructuous. 4. In view of the above, the Application is disposed of as infructuous. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) Shailaja