1 APEAL.167-1993 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 167 OF 1993 The State of Maharashtra . ..Appellant. Vs. Vasant Madhav Paradhe ..Respondent. -- Mrs. A.S. Pai, APP for the Appellant-State. Mr. S.V. Sadavarte, for the Respondent. -- CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U. D. SALVI, JJ. JANUARY 31, 2011. P.C.: 1 This Appeal has been filed by the State of Maharashtra against the order of acquittal passed in Special Case No.7 of 1987 and the sole accused came to be tried for the offence punishable under Sections 161 of IPC and 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and he came to be acquitted in all the charges. 2 APEAL.167-1993 2 During the pendency of this appeal, Vaibhav Vasant Paradhe the son of accused has filed an affidavit on or about 7.9.2010 stating that the original accused died on 16.2.2010 at his residence. A copy of the death certificate issued by the Baramati Municipal Council on 22.2.2010 has already been annexed to the affidavit. The original death certificate has also been shown to us by Shri Sadavarte, the learned counsel for the the respondent. 3 Hence, this appeal stands dismissed as abated. (U. D. SALVI,J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE,J.)