1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.257 OF 1997. Mustafakha Ahmad Kha, Aged 45 years, Occ.Labour, Resident of Shaikhpura, Savada, Taluka Raver, Dist. Jalgaon. ... Appellant. Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent. ... Mr.M.M.Joshi, advocate holding for Mr.Milind Patil, advocate for the appellant. Mr.K.S. Patil, A.P.P. for the State. ... CORAM : V.R.KINGAONKAR,J. Date : 02.09.2009. OPERATIVE ORDER. . For the reasons which are separately recorded in the accompanying Judgment, the 2 Hon'ble Court passes the following order : "In the result, the appeal is allowed. The impugned judgment of conviction and sentence rendered by the learned Sessions Judge,Jalgaon, in Sessions Case No.9/1997, is set aside. The appellant is acquitted of the charge levelled against him and is directed to be released, if not required in any other case. The order pertaining to disposal of the contraband ganja is confirmed." For Dy.Registrar. asp/office/operativeCrappeal206.98 3