Leena Shashikant Pujara v. Harish Bhanji Pujara And ANR

Shubhada S Kadam 4-IA-4431-2025 (CR).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4431 of 2025 in CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 353 of 2022 Leena Shahsikant Pujara ... Applicant/s Appellant/s versus Harish Bhanji Pujara and anr.

.... Respondent/s Mr. Raju Suryawanshi, Advocate for the Applicant/Appellant. Mr. A. S. Gawai, APP for Respondent No.2-State. CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.

DATE : 15th DECEMBER, 2025.

P.C. :

1.

This motion for speaking to the minutes is made by learned counsel for the applicant/appellant indicating his difficulty in filing of the appeal before the Sessions Court against the impugned judgment of the appellant of acquittal. It is his contention that unless the certified copy of the impugned judgment and order filed in the present appeal is returned, he will not be in position to prefer an appeal before the Sessions Court. It is his submission that for this reason, there can be delay caused in filing of the appeal. He, therefore, seeks a specific time for presenting the Digitally signed by SHUBHADA SHANKAR KADAM Date:

2025.12.15 17:53:04 +0530 appeal before the Sessions Court.

SHUBHADA SHANKAR KADAM 2.

Ordinarily, this Court was not required to pass any order specifying any time limit for filing of the appeal before the Sessions 1/2

Shubhada S Kadam 4-IA-4431-2025 (CR).doc Court. However, in view of the fact that the certified copy of the judgment and order sought to be impugned is required to be withdrawn by the appellant in order to avoid any further complications, the following order :

O R D E R

1.

The office is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned judgment and order to the appellant. 2.

The appellant to file appeal before Sessions Court within a period of six weeks.

Interim application stands disposed of in above terms. (R. M. JOSHI, J.) 2/2