1. The present Appeals are preferred by the appellant challenging the judgment delivered by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune on 26/2/2002 thereby convicting him (the accused) for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 376, 506 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code (Hereinafter referred to as “IPC”). By the impugned judgment, the appellant has been sentenced to suffer imprisonment of 7 years for the offence punishable under Section 376, sentence of 1 year for the offence punishable under Section 363 and for a period of 6 months each for the offences punishable under Sections 506 and 342 of IPC respectively. All the sentences have been directed to run concurrently. The present Appeal came to be admitted by this Court on 5/6/2002. The appellant was granted bail and is presently on bail. The appellant has preferred two Criminal Appeals challenging the very same judgment. However, at the outset the learned counsel Shri Apte submits that he would not press Criminal Appeal No. 491 of 2002 and would prefer to argue Criminal Appeal No. 345 of 2002. In such circumstances, Criminal Appeal No. 491 of 2002 is sought to be withdrawn and the appellant is permitted to do so. Criminal