1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.322 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 61 OF 2005 Vikas Vishwanath Bhalerao Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mrs.Anjali Patil for the applicant. Ms.V.R.Bhonsale, APP for the State. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & R. S. MOHITE,JJ. DATED : 14th February 2005 P.C. The applicant has been convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.589/2000 vide judgment dated 2nd June 2004. Aggrieved thereby, the accused has preferred criminal Appeal. However, the said criminal Appeal suffers from the delay of 152 days. Hence by this criminal application, the applicant prays for condonation of delay in filing the Criminal Appeal. 2. For the reasons stated in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the application, we are satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause in filing the criminal appeal in time. 3. As a matter of fact, the learned Additional Public 2 Prosecutor has no objection if the application is granted. 4. We, accordingly, allow this Criminal application and condone the delay in filing the appeal. 5. Criminal application stands disposed of. (R.M. (R.M. (R.M. LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) (R.S. (R.S. (R.S. MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.)