-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 74 OF 1991 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 74 OF 1991 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 74 OF 1991 Shaikh Ahmed Sange .. Appellant. (Org.Complainant) V/s. 1. M/s. Seroop Builders & others .. Respondents. (Org.Accused) --- Mr.A.N. Pathan h/f.Mr.Ganesh Gole for the Appellant. Mr.Navin Parikh i/by Mrs. Kusum Jain for the Respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4. Mr.Murtaza Najmi for the Respondent Nos. 3 and 5. Mr. Y.M.Nakhawa, APP for the Respondent No.6 -State. --- CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 19TH MARCH, 2009 DATED : 19TH MARCH, 2009 DATED : 19TH MARCH, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . The learned counsel appearing for the Appellant submits that he has received letter dated 17.03.2009 from the son of the appellant, pointing out that the appellant had expired on 07.07.2003. The death certificate of the appellant is also annexed to the above said letter. The said letter certificate is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification. 2. Mr.Navin Parikh, the learned counsel for the -: 2 :- respondent nos. 1,2 and 4 and Mr. Murtaza Najmi, the learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3 and 5, have also submitted that the appellant is already expired and even otherwise, the dispute between the appellant and the respondents is amicably settled long back. 3. In view of the death of the appellant, the criminal appeal no. 74/1991 stands abated. The appeal is disposed of as abated. (R.V.MORE,J.) .....