Umesh Jaswant Jhala v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2060 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.11576 OF 2025 Umesh Jaswant Jhala .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

.... Respondents .......

• Mr. Kamran S. Shaikh, Advocate for Applicant. • Mr. Vinit A. Kulkarni, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM

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

DATE : 17th JUNE, 2025 P.C. :

1.

This is an application for condonation of delay of 8 days in filing Appeal against the Judgment and Order dated 07/03/2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, in Sessions Case No.49 of 2019. The Applicant was the original accused No.2.

MANUSHREE NESARIKAR MANUSHREE NESARIKAR Date: 2025.06.19 15:28:40 +0530 2.

Learned counsel for the Applicant has submitted that Nesarikar

2 / 2 16-IA-2060-25-IN-APEAL-ST-11576-25.odt the Applicant is in custody since past more than 7 years. He is in poor financial condition. Therefore, he could not arrange for engaging a private advocate. Some time was lost in collecting papers and preparing Appeal memo.

3.

Learned APP does not have any serious objection for condonation of delay.

4.

Considering these submissions and in the interest of justice, the delay of 8 days in filing the Appeal is condoned. 5.

The Appeal be processed further.

6.

The Application is disposed of.

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