1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLTE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1982 OF 2009 Harish Ramratan Gaud ......Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & others ...... Respondents Mr.D.G. Khamkar for the Petitioner Dr.F.R. Shaikh,APP for the Respondent-State CORAM : J.N. PATEL AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 15TH DECEMBER, 2009. P.C. 1 Learned Counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that since the petitioner has already been released from the prison, the petition has become infructuous and therefore, he may be allowed to withdraw the petition. We accept the statement made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner and permit the petitioner to withdraw the petition. 2 Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. A.A. SAYED J. J.N. PATEL, J. 2