-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 284 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1192 OF 2004 Abhimanyu Shrimarkant Tiwari ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Y.M. Nakhawa, APP, for the State. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATE: MARCH 10, 2010. P.C. This is an application through jail for early hearing of the appeal. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor states that the applicant-accused has unfortunately died on 25th February, 2010. He has relied upon the death certificate issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Central Prison, Nashik wherein the said officer has written that the aforesaid accused has died on the said date. At the request of the learned APP, xerox copy of the provisional post morten examination report is placed on record and marked “X” for identification. In view of the same, the appeal has been abated in view of the death of the sole appellant-accused. Appeal is accordingly disposed of as having been abated. Application is also disposed of. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. R.G. KETKAR, J.