Saurabh Vasudev Khardikar v. The State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

901 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1310 OF 2023 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST.) NO. 3387 OF 2023 Saurabh Vasudev Khardikar ....Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra .....Respondent .....

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Raghavendra N. Bharaswadkar APP for Respondent / State : Mrs. V. S. Chaudhari .....

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST.) NO. 3387 OF 2023 ...

CORAM : R. G. AVACHAT AND NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ.

Dated :

January 11, 2024 PER COURT :- .

Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant and the learned APP for the Respondent / State. The report of the service on Respondent No.2 - victim shows that it is served on some other person. 2.

This is the application for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal against the conviction and sentence awarded by the learned Trial Court against the Applicant. Since the appeal against conviction is a right, the delay to the extent of 193 days in preferring the appeal by the applicant is condoned.

3.

Appeal admitted.

4.

Issue notice to the Respondent No.2 / victim, returnable on 25.01.2024. Learned APP waives service for Respondent No.1 / State. The concerned Police Station shall serve the Respondent No.2. 5.

Call for Record and Proceedings along with the paper book from the Trial Court.

( NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J. ) ( R. G. AVACHAT, J. ) GGP