This application has been filed by the applicant no.2 intimating the court about the demise of applicant no.1 i.e. appellant no.1 in Criminal Appeal No. 578 of 1995. A death certificate at Exh. B is also filed and perusal of the death certificate indicates that applicant no.1 expired on 7/5/2012. The applicant no.2 prays for recalling the order dated 8/1/2015 passed in Criminal Appeal No.578 of 1995 and cancelling the bailable warrant issued against him. The applicant no.2 further prays that name of applicant no.1 i.e. Appellant No.1 in Criminal Appeal No. 578 of 1995 be deleted since he expired on 7/5/2012.

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It appears that since none had appeared on behalf of the applicants/appellants when the appeal was called out for hearing on earlier three occasions, this court by its order dated 8/1/2015 had directed issuance of bailable warrant against the appellants. Mr. Dhakephalkar, learned counsel for the applicants/appellants states on instructions that appellant no.1 has expired. The learned counsel further states that the bailable warrant has not been executed against applicant no.2/appellant no.2, who is present in court. Learned counsel assures the court that the learned counsel would be ready when the appeal is called out for hearing.

Accepting the assurance of the learned counsel for the applicant no.2, therefore, we recall our order dated 8/1/2015 directing issuance of bailable warrant against the applicants/appellants. Since the bailable warrant has not been executed, the bailable warrant stands recalled.

5. Application is allowed as indicated above.

(DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI,J.) (P. V. HARDAS,J.)

Hamidulla Abdulgani Shaikh (Since Deceased) and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra

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