Vasant Gopal Satkar v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1616 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.9043 OF 2025 Vasant Gopal Satkar .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent .......

• Ms. Trupti Khamkar, Advocate for Applicant.

• Ms. Sharmila S. Kaushik, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM

: SARANG V. KOTWAL & SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.

DATE : 01st JULY, 2025 P.C. :

1.

The Applicant was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Vadgaon Maval, Pune, vide the Judgment and Order dated 22/10/2024 passed in Sessions Case No.247 of 2022. The Applicant was in custody during Trial. Learned counsel for the Applicant submitted that he is from very poor financial background and he could not engage a private advocate. He has filed the Appeal with the help of the Legal Digitally signed by MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Date:

2025.07.03 15:19:50 +0530 Services Authority. Therefore, there is delay of 117 days in filing MANUSHREE NESARIKAR the Appeal. She prays for condonation of delay. Nesarikar

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Learned APP has no objection to condone the delay. 3.

In these circumstances and in the interest of justice, the delay of 117 days in filing the Appeal is condoned. 4.

The Appeal be processed further.

5.

The Application is disposed of.

(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)