Shempa Bhadu Koli v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR.

Digitally signed by VARSHA VIJAY RAJGURU Date:

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION varsha INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2056 OF 2023 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO. 8120 OF 2023 Shempa Bhadu Koli ... Applicant vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Anr ... Respondents Ms. Vilasini Balsubramaniam i/b Mr Sushan Mhatre, for the Applicant.

Mr V.B. Konde Deshmukh, A.P.P for the State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & GAURI GODSE, JJ.

DATED : 10th JULY, 2023 P.C. :- 1.

Heard. By this application, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of 7 years 180 days in filing the aforesaid appeal. 2.

This application is filed by the applicant through the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority. It is stated in the application that after his conviction, the applicant was not able to secure any legal advice and only recently an advocate came to be appointed by the High Court Legal Services Committee.

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For the reasons set out in the application, application is allowed. Delay of 7 years 180 days for filing the aforesaid appeal is condoned. Application is disposed of .

(GAURI GODSE, J.) (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.)