Akshay Ankush Jathar v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1239 OF 2019 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST.) NO. 1000 OF 2019 Mr. Akshay Ankush Jathar ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

...Respondents

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Mr. Satyam H. Nimbalkar for the Applicant.

Smt. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for Respondent - State. ...

CORAM : S. S. SHINDE & N. B. SURYAWANSHI, JJ.

DATE : 16th OCTOBER 2019 PER COURT :

1.

In pursuance of the order dated 23rd September 2019, the Applicant has published the public notice in daily 'Pudhari' dated 3rd October 2019 to serve the Respondent No. 2. The said notice has taken on record and marked as 'X' for identification.

2.

In view of publication of said notice, service on Respondent No. 2 is effectively made. None appears for Respondent No.2. Bhagyawant

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This is an application for condoning the delay in filing the Criminal Appeal under Section 14 A (1) and (2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015,seeking bail.

4.

The applicant contends in the application that, there is a delay of three days in filing the Criminal Appeal and the grounds stated in the present application are that, his parents are illiterate, rustic as well as are old age persons and are completely oblivious of legal procedure, due to which they could not approach this Court at earlier point of time. The reasons being sufficient, we condone the delay of three days in filing the Criminal Appeal. Hence, the delay of three days in filing the Criminal Appeal is condoned and application stands disposed of accordingly.

5.

Registry to number the Criminal Appeal.

(N. B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) (S. S. SHINDE, J.) Bhagyawant