1 of 2 901-apeal-956-22 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 956 OF 2022 Sachin Ganpat Chimte ..Appellant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents __________ Mr. Pramod Kathane (Appointed Advocate) a/w. Narayan Rokade, Krishna Dhere and Amol Ghurde for Appellant. Ms. Gauri S. Rao, APP for State/Respondent. Mr. Pradeep Kumar L. Pardeshi (Appointed Advocate) a/w. Ms. Anushka Martis for the Respondent No.2. __________ CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. DATE : 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 PC : 1. Learned APP has tendered a copy of the report of the Superintendent of Police, Nashik Road Central Prison, mentioning that the Appellant has passed away on 19.04.2025 in Nashik Civil Hospital, Nashik. 2. Considering this report, since the Appellant has passed away, the Appeal stands abated. Gokhale VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Digitally signed by VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Date: 2026.09.23 10:44:01 +0530 2 of 2 901-apeal-956-22 3. In this Appeal, the matter was argued at length yesterday and subsequently, today we are informed that the Appellant has passed away. The Jail Superintendents in Maharashtra are directed to send the report to the concerned Courts immediately, if any prisoner dies during the pendency of his Appeal. 4. The Legal Services Authority of this Court shall pay the fees of the appointed Advocates for the efforts they have taken. (RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)