The State Of Maharashtra v. Aniket Harishchandra Kale And ORS.

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43-IA-4749-24.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4749 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION [ALS] [STAMP] NO.22352 OF 2024 The State of Maharashtra .....Applicant

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Aniket Harishchandra Kale and others .....Respondents ----- Ms. Supriya Kak, APP for the Applicant-State. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 05th JANUARY, 2026 P.C. :

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This is an application for condonation of delay of 46 days in filing the Appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 16.5.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No.401/2019. 2.

In this application, the notices were issued to the Respondent Nos.1 to 4. The office noting shows that they were served.

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Learned APP submitted that after the impugned Deshmane(PS)

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43-IA-4749-24.odt order was passed, an application for certified copy was made on 1.6.2024. After that the matter was studied and a proposal was sent to the Law and Judiciary Department recommending filing of an Appeal. Some time was taken in that Department to forward the proposal and directions to the prosecutor's office in this Court. After that the memo was prepared and the Appeal was filed. Hence, there was a delay of 46 days in filing the Appeal.

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Considering these grounds, the delay of 46 days in filing the Appeal is condoned. The Appeal be processed further. Interim Application is disposed of accordingly. (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) Deshmane (PS) by PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE Date:

2026.01.09 17:46:03 +0530 PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE