1 APPLN-G-5238.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5238 OF 2010 WITH CA-NOS.5236, 5237 AND 5239 OF 2010 Kamruddin Naimuddin Shaikh .... Applicant Vs. Shailesh Chaudhary & Anr. .... Respondents Shri Sanjay Bhatia for the Applicant. Shri Ajay Rai for Respondent No.1. Ms P.P. Bhosale, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JULY 07, 2011 P.C: These are applications for condonation of delay of about 29 to 53 days in seeking leave to file appeals against acquittals of the respondent ordered by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 12th Court, Bandra, Mumbai for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. As rightly submitted by the learned counsel for the respondent, the applications are ill-drafted and do not disclose adequate reasons for condonation of delay. However, the learned counsel for the applicant submitted that this 2 APPLN-G-5238.10 mistake should not cost the applicant a chance of his matters being examined by this Court. In view of this, though the reasons are not exactly adequate, the applications are allowed, subject to the applicant paying to the first respondent costs of Rs.1000/- in each application within two weeks. If the costs are paid within the period stipulated, list the applications for leave to file appeal for admission on 25-7-2011. If the costs are not paid, the applications would stand dismissed, without further reference to the Court. The applications accordingly stand disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)