1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.221 OF 2003 Chandrakant Dhondu Bhoir & Ors. .. Appellants V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Sunil Kumar Rathore with Ms.Shraddha Mohite for the Appellants. CORAM: J.N.PATEL & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE: 6th November, 2009. P.C.: 1. Mentioned. Not on board. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued to the learned Advocates for the Appellants/convicts, they are present before the Court. Learned Advocates for the appellants informed the Court that the appellants have discharged them and have taken away the brief. This practice of seeking discharge is not permissible. Learned Advocates appearing for the convicts should seek discharge from the Court, and unless the alternative arrangements are made Advocates on record cannot be 2 discharged in criminal matters. 3. Liberty is granted to the learned Advocates to move the application for discharge before the Court after seeking written instructions from their clients as to whether they have made alternative arrangements in the matter or not. 4. Matter is already adjourned to 23.11.2009. (J.N.PATEL, J.) (A.A.SAYED, J.)