Babi Krushna Pawar v. The State Of Maharashtra

CAJ 6-Ia-1208-2022 .odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1208 OF 2022 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO. 5718 OF 2022 Babi Krushna Pawar ... Applicant V/s.

The State Of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Pawan Mali Appointed Advocate for Applicant. Mr. S. S. Hulke APP, for Respondent-State.

CORAM : A.S. GADKARI AND MILIND N. JADHAV, JJ.

DATE : 21st OCTOBER, 2022.

P.C. :

1.

This is an Application for condonation of delay of 4 years and 159 days in filling Criminal Appeal (ST) No. 5718 of 2022. 2.

Heard Mr. Mali, learned Advocate appointed by the High Court Legal Services Committee, Mumbai to represent Applicant and Mr. Hulke, learned APP for State.

3.

It is stated that, Applicant is in jail since the date of his arrest and after pronouncement of impugned Judgment and Order due to the financial inability he could not prefer an Appeal within the period of limitation. That, Applicant subsequently addressed a letter to the High Court Legal Services 1/2

CAJ 6-Ia-1208-2022 .odt Committee, Mumbai to provide him Legal Aid and thereafter present Advocate Mr. Mali was appointed who in turn has filed the present Appeal. 4.

In view thereof, delay is condoned and Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause "a".

[MILIND N. JADHAV, J.] [A.S. GADKARI, J.] 2/2