1 58-APEAL 1320-02.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1320 OF 2002 Dashrath Mahadu Ahire … Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra … Respondent ----- Mr. Bhavin Jain i/by Ganesh Gole for the Appellant. Mr. Y. Y. Dabake, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 05TH OCTOBER 2026 P.C. : 1. Mentioned out of turn. 2. This Appeal takes exception to the judgment and order dated 28th November 2000 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in Session Case No.719 of 1998. 3. By the impugned judgment and order, the Learned Additional Sessions Judge has convicted the present Appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498A and 307 of the IPC and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one month, one year and seven years respectively. 4. Learned Counsel for the Appellant submits that during pendency of the present Appeal, the Appellant has expired on 01st November 2025. In Mugdha 1 of 2 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date: 2026.10.05 18:45:40 +0530 2 58-APEAL 1320-02.doc support of the said submissions, Learned Counsel for the Appellant has tendered the death certificate of the Appellant. The same is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for the purpose of identification. 5. The Criminal Appeal is thus dismissed as abated. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) Mugdha 2 of 2