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The State Of Maharashtra v. Aakash Ashok Oval And ANR

2026-01-06Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil3 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Digitally signed by VASANT ANANDRAO IDHOL Date:

2026.01.08 19:19:54 +0530 VASANT ANANDRAO IDHOL INTERIM APPLICATION NO.903 OF 2025 IN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL (ST.)NO.3506 OF The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant V/s.

Aakash A. Oval & Anr.

...Respondents

Ms.Kranti Hiwrale, APP for the State - Applicant. CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 6TH JANUARY, 2026.

P.C. :- 1.

This is an application for condonation of delay of 160 days in filing the application for leave to file appeal against the judgment and order dared 27th March, 2024 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No.304 of 2017. 2.

Learned APP submitted that the impugned judgment and order was passed on 27th March, 2024. Thereafter, an application for certified copy was made on 3rd April, 2024 and it 1/3

was delivered on 30th May, 2024. After that the learned Public Prosecutor in the Trial Court prepared the proposal for recommending filing of an appeal to the Law and Judicial Department. Some time was taken to arrive at a decision to direct the Public Prosecutor to lodge an appeal. After that the papers were received in the office of the Public Prosecutor in this Court and thus the application for leave to file an appeal was filed. 3.

We had issued the notice to the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 on this application for condonation of delay. The office report shows that the report was received from Bundgarden Police Station, Pune stating that the notice was duly served on the Respondent Nos.1 and 2.

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In this background, accepting the reasons for delay, the Interim Application is allowed. The delay of 160 days in filing the application to prefer an appeal against the the judgment and order dared 27th March, 2024 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No.304 of 2021 is condoned. 2/3

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The Interim Application is allowed and disposed of. (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 3/3