1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1700 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra. ..... ... ..... Applicant. Versus Hari Laxman Karande & Ors. ... ..... Respondents. Mr. P. S. Hingorani, APP for the Applicant. None for the Respondents. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. A. KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATED : 30TH JULY, 2008. P.C.: This is an application by the State praying for leave to file appeal against acquittal of some of the accused in Sessions Case No. 68 of 2006 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. These respondents have been, however, convicted under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. One of the accused in the case has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The convicted accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code has filed an appeal being Appeal No. 240 of 2008 and the convicted accused under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code against whom this appeal is filed also have filed appeal being Appeal No. 224 of 2008. 2. In view of the above, leave to appeal is granted. This criminal 2 application, accordingly, stands disposed of. 3. Since the two appeals are pending against the judgment impugned in this appeal, we admit the appeal also and direct that Appeal Nos. 240 of 2008 and 242 of 2008 shall also be heard along with this appeal. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J.)