Kapil Shrimantrao Patil v. State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4655 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.22803 OF 2024 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.22803 OF 2024 Kapil Shrimantrao Patil .... Applicant/ Appellant versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent .......

• Mr. Mithilesh Mishra i/b. Agastya Desai, Advocate for Applicant/Appellant.

• Mr. B. V. Holambe-Patil, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM

: SARANG V. KOTWAL & S. M. MODAK, JJ.

DATE : 06th JANUARY, 2025 P.C. :

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This is an application for condonation of delay of two years and 143 days in filing the Appeal. The Applicant's application for discharge was rejected by the learned Trial Judge Digitally signed by MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Date:

2025.01.07 12:18:23 +0530 vide the order dated 08/12/2021.

MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Nesarikar

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Learned counsel submitted that after the application was rejected, he was in custody for about a year and thereafter he was not aware of the legal remedies available to him. He has a very poor financial condition. Therefore there is delay. 3.

Learned APP opposed these grounds. However, considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the Applicant and in the interest of justice, the delay of two years and 143 days in filing the Appeal is condoned. 4.

The Appeal be processed further and be listed for consideration on 11/02/2025.

5.

The Interim Application is disposed of.

(S. M. MODAK, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)