THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL APPEAL No.240 of 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: - (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondents 1 to 4 and 6. This appeal is not maintainable and is liable to be closed as non est, inasmuch as, criminal appeal No.478 of 2009, filed by Sri K.M.Mahendra Reddy, learned counsel, and also admitted by this Court on 23.04.2009, discloses that the appellant has the financial capacity to engage a counsel. Therefore, legal aid is not necessary to be accorded to the appellant. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed as not maintainable, inasmuch as, the same is non est, in the eye of law. ________________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA __________________________ JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO 20th August 2009 LMV