Sakharam Narayan Pednekar v. The State Of Maharashtra

63 appa 986.16.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 986 OF 2016 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO. 563 OF 2016 Shri Sakharam Narayan Pednekar ....Applicant/ versus Appellant The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent None for the applicant.

Ms. R. M. Gadhvi, APP for the State.

CORAM : RANJIT MORE & SMT.ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATE : 30th MARCH 2017.

P. C. :

The criminal application is filed for condoning the delay of seven months and two days occurred in filing the aforesaid appeal against conviction. By the impugned order, the applicant is convicted of offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to suffer life imprisonment. The applicant has explained the delay by making averment in paragraphs 2 to 6 of the application. We, therefore, allow the criminal application by condoning the delay of seven months and two days. The criminal application is, accordingly, disposed of.

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The Registry is directed to number the appeal and place it for admission on 13th April, 2017.

(SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) [RANJIT MORE, J.] Shubhada S Kadam 1/1