1 rma IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 117 OF 2005 State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Vs Eknath Tukaram Patil .. Respondent Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, APP for the State CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATE : 5th JULY, 2010 P.C.: 1. Wife of the respondent has written a letter stating that the respondent is dead. She has annexed to her letter, death certificate of her husband issued by Grampanchayat Pashte, Taluka Shindkheda, Dist. Dhule. Learned APP has also confirmed this fact and has tendered in the court a certificate to that effect issued by Grampanchayat Karyalaya, Pashte. The said certificate is taken on record and marked as "X" 2. Since the respondent is dead, the State appeal does not survive and is disposed of as such. 3. This order be communicated to the wife of the respondent 2.apeal117-05 2 at the address given in her letter. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.] 2.apeal117-05