1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1256 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 864 OF 2000 Vikram Ratan Sapte. ... Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ... .... Respondent. -: ALONG WITH :- CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 132 OF 2001 The State of Maharashtra. ... .... Appellant. Versus Raju Umakant Baje. ... .... Respondent. Mr. Rahul Arote for the Applicant in Cri.Application No.1256 of 2008. Mr. K. V. Saste, APP for the Respondent – State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and A. R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 25TH FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C.: It appears that the applicant's case was separated as he was absconding. Thereafter, he was arrested and trial is going on. But although the trial has started it cannot go on because the record is before this Court in connection with these two appeals which have arisen out of conviction / 2 acquittal of some of the co-accused of the applicant. 2. We understand, out of three accused who were convicted, one has already died and another is absconding after he was granted furlough and third one is suffering in jail. The prosecution shall take all steps to arrest the absconding accused and shall inform the accused in the jail that he may make arrangement for prosecution of his appeal. Since the appeals are pending from 2000, the same be listed for hearing on 16th March, 2009. 3. In the meantime, the paper books are ready. Therefore, this Court may not need the original record for the present. Therefore, the Registry shall send back the record to the trial Court so that the trial of the present applicant is concluded. 4. This application is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (A. R. JOSHI, J.)