AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.268 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1254 OF 2007 Mohammed Farid Shaikh ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. D.G. Khamkar for the applicant. Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: MRS. RANJANA DESAI & MRS. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATED : 30TH MARCH, 2010. P.C.:- The appeal filed by the applicant is admitted on 8/1/2008. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that if the prosecution case is taken at the highest and accepted, an offence punishable under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “the IPC”) can be made out and his sentence may be brought down for offence AJN 2 under Section 304 Part II of the IPC. Learned counsel has stated that the applicant is in jail for last 6 years and 10 months. He submitted that he is not pressing the appeal so far as the applicant's conviction under Section 302 of the IPC is concerned. In view of this statement made by learned counsel, it is not necessary to pass any order on the bail application. Since the appeal paper-book is ready, it is only proper that we hear the appeal. Hence, application is disposed of. [MRS. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [MRS. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.]