drp {1} Cri. Appeal No.249/2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.249 OF 2009 Sukhdeo s/o Bhagwan Gaikwad APPELLANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT ....... Mr.M.B.W.Khan, Advocate for appellant (Absent) Mrs.R.K.Ladda, APP for respondent State ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 7th January 2011 PER COURT: 1. None appears on behalf of the appellant. In fact, learned counsel for the appellant was absent when this appeal had been called out for hearing on 09.04.2010. In the companion appeal, i.e. State appeal No.77/2010 filed against acquittal of the respondents / accused for the offence punishable u/s 376 of the Indian Penal Code, we have appointed advocate Shri. Sandeep S.Deshmukh as a counsel to represent the respondents / accused in that appeal. However, in the present appeal, which is filed against the conviction of the appellant, learned counsel drp {2} Cri. Appeal No.249/2009 representing the appellant is absent. 2. In that light of the matter, therefore, issue notice to the Superintendent of Harsool Central Jail, Harsool, to keep the appellant present in this Court on 14th January 2011. S.O. to 14.01.2011. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/B10/criapel249-9