Dipak Vasant Pawar v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR.

15-ia-1659-24 Gokhale

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1659 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO. 7938 OF 2024 Dipak Vasant Pawar ..Applicant.

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

..Respondents __________ Mr. Chetan S. Damre for Applicant.

Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP for State/Respondent. __________ CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

DATE : 29 JULY 2024 PC :

1.

The Applicant was the accused before the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Nashik, in Sessions Case No.176 of 2020. The learned Judge vide his Judgment and order dated 03.01.2024 convicted the applicant for commission of offence punishable U/s.307 of the I.P.C. and sentenced him to suffer R.I. for seven years and to pay a fine of Rs.10000/- and in default to suffer S.I. for three months.

2.

This is an application for condonation of the delay. Learned counsel for the applicant relied on the averments made in Digitally signed by VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Date:

2024.07.31 13:09:00 +0530 VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE

15-ia-1659-24 paragraph-6 of this application and submitted that, after the applicant was convicted, he was taken into custody. His parents are from rural background. The applicant could not immediately engage an advocate who could file an appeal within time. Some time was lost in finding an advocate and preferring the appeal. Therefore, there is a delay of 32 days in filing the Appeal. 3.

Considering these submissions, the delay in filing the Appeal is condoned. The Appeal be processed further. The application is disposed of.

(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)