Vilas Annasaheb Mahale v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

Sachin R. Patil by Sachin R. Patil Date: 2019.11.29 13:09:35 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1 OF 2019 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL ST. NO. 1497 OF 2019 Vilas Annasaheb Mahale.

..Applicant.

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Another.

..Respondents.

Mr. Sumant Deshpande for the Applicant.

Mr. S. S. Hulke, APP for the Respondent-State. Coram : RANJIT MORE & M. S. KARNIK, JJ.

Date : November 26, 2019.

P. C. :

1.

The application is filed seeking condonation of delay of 124 days occurred in filing the above appeal. By the impugned judgment and order, the Applicant is convicted for the offences punishable under sections 302, 376(2), 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sections 4, 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and sentenced to death. 2.

Be that as it may, the Applicant in paragraph 4 of the application has given an explanation for delay. This explanation coupled with the fact that appeal arises from the judgment and order of conviction, in our view, is sufÏcient cause to condone the delay. In that view of the matter, we allow this application in patilsr 1 / 2

terms of prayer clause (a). Let the appeal be numbered and registered. This interim application stands disposed of. [M. S. KARNIK, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.] patilsr 2 / 2