Dixit 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.416 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST.) NO. 358 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs. Gajanan Vasant Buran ... Respondent Ms. P.H. Kantharia, APP, for applicant. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 8TH JUNE, 2009. P.C.:- 1. State has filed Criminal Appeal (St.) No.358 of 2009 for enhancement of sentence. There is 17 days delay in filing the said appeal. In this application the State has prayed that the delay in filing the appeal be condoned. 2. On 13th April, 2009, we had issued notice to the respondent. Dixit 2 The notice was made returnable after four weeks. Notice issued by us has been served on the respondent by Mr. Sardar Rajaram Apte, Police Head Constable attached to Panhala Police Station, Taluka Panhala, District Kolhapur. He has filed affidavit of service. Despite service the respondent is not present in the court. It appears that he has not engaged any lawyer. Considering the fact that the respondent has been served, we condone the delay. 2. Criminal Application is disposed of. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]