IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4060 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4060 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4060 OF 2004 Shivanna Bhimsen Lokhande ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ---- Mrs.P.H.Kantharia, Addl.Public Prosecutor for the Applicant/State. ---- Coram : R.M.LODHA & Coram : R.M.LODHA & Coram : R.M.LODHA & R.S.MOHITE,JJ R.S.MOHITE,JJ R.S.MOHITE,JJ Date : 16.02.2005. PC . The applicant Shivanna Bhimsen Lokhande has been convicted of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC and is sentenced to suffer life imprisonment by the Judgment dated 26.12.2002 passed by the 3rd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Pune. Dis-satisfied thereby the accused has preferred the Criminal Appeal and sent the same to this Court through Jail. The appeal suffers from delay of 247 days and accordingly the accused has also applied for condonation of delay through this application. 2. For the reasons stated in paragraph nos.2 & 3 of the application, we are satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause in filing the Criminal appeal in time. As a matter of fact, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor had no objection if application was granted. : 2 : 3. We accordingly grant the application and condon the delay in filing Criminal appeal. 4. Criminal application stands disposed of. (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1126 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1126 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1126 OF 2004 Shivanna Bhimsel Lokhande ..Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondents ---- Mrs.P.H.Kantharia, Addl.Public Prosecutor for the appellant/State. ---- Coram : R.M.LODHA & Coram : R.M.LODHA & Coram : R.M.LODHA & R.S.MOHITE,JJ R.S.MOHITE,JJ R.S.MOHITE,JJ Date : 16.02.2005. PC . By a separate order passed by us today, we have condoned the delay in filing Criminal Appeal. 2. Criminal appeal is through Jail. 3. Appeal is admitted. 4. Call for record and proceedings. Since the appeal is through Jail and accused/appellant has not engaged any Advocate, we direct the office to appoint Ms.Revati Mohite Dere as an Amicus curiae to represent the accused in this appeal. The office is directed to inform Ms.Revati Mohite Dere, Advocate and provide her the paper book of the Criminal Appeal as and when received from the trial Court. (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.M.LODHA,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J) (R.S.MOHITE,J)