1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3116 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer, Police Station, Patoda Taluka Patoda, Dist.Beed .. Applicant (Original Complainant) Versus Kantabai w/o Shivaji Hatagale .. Respondent Shri S.V.Kurundkar, Addl.Public Prosecutor for applicant Shri C.K.Shinde, Advocate for respondent-sole CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. NIRGUDE, JJ. DATE : 23rd November 2009 PER COURT 1. This is an application filed by the State seeking condonation of delay of 25 days in filing an application seeking leave to file appeal. The Division Bench of this Court by its order dated 6.10.2009 issued Rule in this criminal application making it returnable on 23.11.2009. This is how this application seeking condonation of delay is listed before us. 2. We have heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the applicant and Shri C.K.Shinde, learned Counsel for the respondents and for the reasons stated in the application, application is allowed and delay is condoned. Since Rule has been issued in this application, we make Rule absolute. ( A.V.NIRGUDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr/3116.09criappln) 2