Gajanan Uttam Dandel v. The State Of Maharashtra

28-CRAPPL-134-18

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 134 OF 2018 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 78 OF 2018 Gajanan Uttam Dandel ...Applicant/Appellant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

None for Applicant / Appellant.

Mr. Arfan Sait - APP for State.

CORAM : SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, Acting C.J. & M. S. SONAK, J.

DATE : 14th MARCH 2018 P.C.

1] This application has been preferred by the applicant / appellant through jail.

2] By the judgment and order dated 21st September 2016, the appellant has been convicted and sentenced under section 302 and other sections of the IPC. Being aggrieved by the said judgment and order, the appellant has preferred criminal appeal (stamp) no. 78 of 2018 through jail. As there is delay in preferring the appeal, the appellant has also preferred an application for condonation of delay.

28-CRAPPL-134-18 3] In the present application, the appellant has prayed that an Advocate be appointed from the Legal Aid Panel to represent him in his appeal as well as application for condonation of delay.

4] In view of the prayer made by the applicant / appellant, we appoint Advocate Mr. Prosper D'souza, who is on the panel of Advocates of High Court Legal Services Committee, to represent the appellant in his appeal as well as in the application for condonation of delay. 5] The application is allowed in above terms.

(M.S. SONAK, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) CHANDKA