1 Kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4478/2008 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4479/2008 Paramjeet Singh Patheja. ....Applicant in both applications. V/s The State of Maharashtra and another. ....Respondents in both applications. ............. Mr.Amol Patankar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr.S.V.Gajre, APP for the State. Ms.Sakshi S. Parab, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. ............. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. Dated :- 08th May, 2009 PC :- 1 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Applicant and the learned counsel appearing for the second Respondent. 2 The Applicant has taken an exception to an order passed by the Sessions Court pending an appeal. The Applicant has been convicted for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. He was sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment and was also sentenced to pay a fine amount. In the first application, the fine amount is Rs.4 Crores and in the second application, the fine amount is Rs.4.5 Crores. In the appeals preferred by the Applicant against the orders of conviction, the Sessions Court suspended the sentence and directed the Applicant to pay the fine amount within a period of two months. The Applicant applied for extension of time and the time was extended by one month. 3 Challenge in these applications is to the order passed by the Sessions Court by which the Applicant was directed to pay the fine amounts. On 06.02.2009 this Court passed an order directing the Applicant to deposit a sum of Rs.1 Crore each in these two applications. The Applicant was directed to deposit the amounts on or before 2 06.03.2009. On 16.04.2009 when these applications came up before this Court, the learned counsel for the Applicant made a statement that he had not received any instructions from the Applicant. Therefore, time was granted till today. Today, the learned counsel appearing for the Applicant states that he has not received any instructions from the Applicant and the amounts as directed by this Court has not been deposited. 4 This Court had directed the Applicant to deposit an amount of Rs.1 Crore in each case. The said order has not been complied with. As the Applicant is not giving instructions to his counsel, obviously he is not interested in prosecuting these applications. Considering all these aspects, the applications are rejected for non prosecution. JUDGE