Bharat Mahesh Vegada v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3086 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.16312 OF 2024 Bharat Mahesh Vegada .... Applicant versus Sant Kabir Marg .... Respondent .......

• Mr. Himanshu Pujari i/b. Naveen Chomal, Advocate for Applicant.

• Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM

: SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

DATE : 14th AUGUST, 2024 P.C. :

1.

The Applicant was the original accused No.4 before the Additional Sessions Judge, Dindoshi, Mumai, in Sessions Case No.200 of 2015. Learned Judge vide his Judgment and Order dated 01/02/2023 convicted the Applicant and others for commission of offence punishable u/s 392, 412, 451, 365, 342, 170, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. The major sentence Digitally signed by MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Date:

2024.08.20 11:06:45 +0530 imposed on him was rigorous imprisonment for 10 years besides MANUSHREE NESARIKAR imposition of fine.

Nesarikar

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This application is for condonation of delay in preferring the Appeal against the said Judgment and Order. 3.

Learned counsel for the Applicant submitted that the certified copy given to the Applicant was misplaced. Thereafter the Applicant made application for certified copy, but in the meantime, record and proceedings were sent by the Trial Court to this Court. Therefore, some time was required to get the certified copy. Even thereafter it was left with some other person, who did not give it to the advocate immediately. Therefore, there is delay of 479 days in preferring the Appeal. 4.

Considering these submissions and in the interest of justice, the delay in filing the Appeal is condoned. 5.

The Appeal be processed further.

6.

The application is disposed of.

(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)