Pankaj S/O Bhagchand Challani v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

P.H. Jayani 33 IA4468.2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4468 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 261 OF 2024 Pankaj s/o. Bhagchand Challani .... Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

.... Respondents Mr. Tanmay Deshmukh a/w. Mr. Sohan Badole i/b. Mr. Pravin Patil for the Applicant.

Mr. Tanveer Khan, APP for the Respondent - State. Mr. Kamlesh Ghumre a/w. Ms. Sonali Jadhav and Mr. Sanket Patil for Respondent Nos.6 and 7.

CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.

DATED : 22nd DECEMBER, 2025 P.C. :- 1) The present Application is filed seeking restoration of the aforesaid Criminal Appeal No.261/2024 with Interim Application No.1033/2024 which came to be dismissed for non-prosecution vide Order dated 05/08/2025. 2) On hearing the learned Counsel for the Applicant and on perusal of the grounds stated in the Application, we are satisfied that the delay having been satisfactorily explained, deserve to be condoned. 3) Interim Application No.4468 of 2025 is made absolute in terms of its prayer clause. Criminal Appeal No.261 of 2024 and Interim Application No.1033 of 2024 are restored to file.

(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) (BHARATI DANGRE, J.) PREETI HEERO JAYANI PREETI HEERO JAYANI Date: 2025.12.24 17:53:32 +0530 1/1