:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.326 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.326 OF 200 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.326 OF 2009 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.500 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.500 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.500 OF 2005 IN IN IN SESSIONS CASE NO.516 OF 2000 SESSIONS CASE NO.516 OF 2000 SESSIONS CASE NO.516 OF 2000 Mrs.Sulochna Deepak Mandal ...Applicant. v. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. Ms.Shaikh Aasma i/by Mr.Khan Abdul Wahab , advs. for the Applicant. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP for the Respondent/State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. R.V.More,J. DATE: 26th March, 2009. DATE: 26th March, 2009. DATE: 26th March, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Application is taken out by wife of appellant/original accused no.6 with request to discharge her as surety. Original Accused No.6 Deepak Mandal was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 120-B read with Section 489(c) of the I.P.C. and sentenced to suffer R.I. for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to pay fine, further R.I. for one month. During the pendency of the trial, the appellant/accused no.6 was on bail and after conviction also, he was released on bail on execution of fresh bond. The applicant, the wife of original accused no.6 was accepted as surety. The applicant for that purpose deposited ’Kisan Vikas Patra’ of Rs.10,000/- :2: with the Registrar of the Sessions Court in support of her solvency. 2. Original accused no.6 during the pendency of the above appeal expired on 3.1.2008 and, therefore, the present application is taken out for the reliefs stated above. 3. Since original accused no.6 expired on 3.1.2008, the criminal appeal no.500 of 2005 stands abated. The present application, therefore, is allowed. Applicant/surety is discharged and bail bond of her husband/accused no.6 stand cancelled. Applicant is at liberty to apply for return of Kisan Vikas Patra to the Sessions Court, which were deposited in support of her solvency. 4. Application stands disposed off. (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.) (R.V.MORE, J.)