Ajmal Salimuddin Salmani @ Sanjay v. State Of Maharashtra

HEMANT CHANDERSEN SHIV 5.ia1545.25.doc HEMANT CHANDERSEN SHIV Date: 2025.06.12 14:31:31 +0300

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1545 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO.8486 OF 2025 Ajmul Salimuddin Salmani @ Sanjay .. Applicant vs.

State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ---- Ms. NSK Ayubi for the Applicant.

Ms. Priyanka S. Rane APP for the Respondent-State. ---- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.

DATE : 10th JUNE, 2025 P. C. :

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Heard.

2.

Present Application seeking condonation of 1 year and 116 days delay in filing the aforesaid Appeal impugning the judgment and order dated 21.10.2024 in Sessions Case No.353 of 2022 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court for Greater Bombay. 3.

Learned Advocate for the Applicant/Appellant submits that the Applicant has been in jail since the date of his arrest i.e. 17.12.2021. After conviction, the Applicant could not engage an Advocate to file the Application promptly on account of financial difficulties. She submits that H. C. Shiv 1/2

5.ia1545.25.doc the Applicant has a good case on merits. The Applicant has statutory right of Appeal.

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Learned APP has not serious objection to condone the delay in filing the aforesaid Appeal.

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In view thereof, we are inclined to condone the delay, as stated above.

6.

Applicant stands allowed, accordingly.

7.

The Appeal be processed further.

8.

Interim Application stands disposed of.

(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) H. C. Shiv 2/2