IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2552 OF 2002 APPLICATION NO. 2552 OF 2002 APPLICATION NO. 2552 OF 2002 IN IN IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 242 OF 2002 APPEAL NO. 242 OF 2002 APPEAL NO. 242 OF 2002 The State of Maharashtra. ... Applicant. V/s. Amarnath Mahavirprasad. ... Respondent. B.H.Mehta, A.P.P. for the applicant. None for the respondent. CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : S.B. S.B. S.B. MHASE AND MHASE AND MHASE AND ANOOP ANOOP ANOOP V. MOHATA, JJ. V. MOHATA, JJ. V. MOHATA, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : : : 23rd 23rd 23rd November 2004. November 2004. November 2004. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : . Heard Mr.Mehta for the applicant. None for the respondent, though served. . Delay in filing appeal is condoned. . Criminal application stands disposed of. (ANOOP (ANOOP (ANOOP V.MOHATA, J.) V.MOHATA, J.) V.MOHATA, J.) (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, J.) J.) J.)