R/SCR.A/10444/2021 ORDER DATED: 15/09/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 10444 of 2021 With R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 10451 of 2021 ========================================================== HARISHBHAI DAHYABHAI DESAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR ADIL R MIRZA(2488) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR DHARMESH R PATEL(5592) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR CHINTAN DAVE, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 15/09/2025 ORAL ORDER Learned advocate for the respondent No.2 states at bar that respondent No.1 Mr. Kaushal Khanna has expired and for that, he has placed on record death certificate, which is taken on record. The petitions essentially challenge the order passed by the learned trial Court clubbing all the matters filed u/s 138 of the NI Act. The respondent No.2 herein was the accused in that criminal matters. Since, respondent No.2 has expired, now nothing remains in the matters. Under the circumstances, present petitions stand disposed of as abated. Notice discharged. (J. C. DOSHI,J) SHEKHAR P. BARVE Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: SHEKHAR PRAFULBHAI BARVE(HC00200), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 15/09/2025 17:32:09