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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1046 OF 2007

The State of Maharashtra

…Appellant

Versus

1. Ashok Ramdas Patil

Age about 61 years, Occu : Retired

R/o Apte Road, Pune

2. Ramchandra Devchand Mali

Age about 63 years, Occu : Retired

R/o. Karve Road, Pune.

…Respondents

Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP for the Appellant – State.

Mr. Vijay Killedar, Advocate for the Respondent No.1.

CORAM

:

PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.

DATE

:

6^th JANUARY, 2022.

ORAL JUDGMENT

:

1.

This appeal is preferred by the State of Maharashtra

under Section 378 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(for short “Cr.P.C.”) challenging the judgment and order dated

27^th September, 2005 acquitting the respondent – accused for the

offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w Section 13(2) and

Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short

“PC Act”).

2.

During the pendency of this appeal, the respondent

No.2 has expired. The death certi昀椀cate of respondent No.2 has

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been produced by the learned counsel for the appellant which

indicate that the respondent No