* 1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3784 OF 2009 [FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY] IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. OF 2009 [FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL] IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2009 [AGAINST THE ORDER OF ACQUITTAL] The State of Maharashtra ....Applicant V/S. Milind Bapu Khore & Ors. ......Respondents. ------- Mr. V.R. Bhosale, APP for State. Mr. P.D. Pise, adv.for respondents no.1 to 6. CORAM : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, JJ. DATED : 25th JUNE, 2010. P.C. :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This Criminal Application is taken out for * 2 * condonation of delay of 534 days in filing an application for leave to appeal against the judgment and order dated 2nd November, 2007 passed by the 2nd Ad-Hoc Asst. Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No. 597 of 2007. By the said judgment and order, the respondents have been acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 498-A, 306 read with Section 34 IPC. 3. The application discloses total negligence on the part of the government machinery in taking steps towards the filing of an application for leave to file an appeal. The application for certified copy of the judgment and order came to be filed on 16th September, 2008 i.e. more than 10 months after the impugned judgment and order of the Sessions Court and about 8 months after the last date for filing the appeal got expired. The application states that the resolution of the State to file an application for leave to appeal was received by the office of the Public * 3 * Prosecutor on 30th July, 2009. Thereafter, the matter was entrusted to concerned Additional Public Prosecutor for drafting application for filing leave to appeal and the same was filed on 7th August, 2009. The application does not set out any reason for the delay in taking decision to challenge the order. Hence, the Criminal Application is dismissed. No order as to costs. 4. In view of the dismissal of the application for condonation of delay, Criminal Application for leave to file appeal does not survive. The same is accordingly disposed off. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J]