AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.957 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.686 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Kailas Sitaram Adgale .... Respondent Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DATED : 27TH AUGUST, 2008. P.C.:- 1. The Sate of Maharashtra has filed Criminal Appeal No.686 of 2007 for enhancement of sentence. We are informed that the respondent was released on furlough and, thereafter, he has absconded. The appeal filed by the respondent challenging the order of conviction is pending in this court. 2. In this application, the State has prayed that appropriate AJN 2 order be passed giving the State liberty for serving notice upon the respondent by way of substituted service by pasting of notice on the door of the house of the respondent. Affidavits have been filed by Mr. Dilip A. Shinde, Senior Inspector, attached to Hinjawadi Police Station, Pune (City), Pune and Mr. Prasad N. Hasabnis, Senior Police Inspector, attached to Yerwada Police Station, Pune (City), Pune, stating the efforts made by the police to serve the respondent. The affidavits state that the respondent is not traceable. 3. In view of the averments made in the application which are supported by the abovementioned affidavits, in our opinion, the application deserves to be granted. Hence, we permit the State to serve notice on the respondent by pasting it on the door of the house of the respondent as per section 65 of the Criminal Procedure Code read with Rule 11 of Chapter 26 of the Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) Rules, 1960. The application is disposed of. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] AJN 3 [DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.]