:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5037 OF 2004 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1383 OF 2004 Sudnyani Panchappa Ligade .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Ms. B.P. Jakhade, Adv. appointed for the applicant. Ms. A.S. Pai, APP for State. CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. Date : January 10, 2006. Date : January 10, 2006. Date : January 10, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Ms. Jakhade, the learned Advocate appointed for the applicant who has been convicted and sentenced by the IV Addl. Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No.70 of 2003 for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC. Against the said order of conviction and sentence Criminal Appeal No.1383 of 2004 has been filed but belatedly and hence this application for condonation of delay. 2. As per the office report the delay caused is of 208 days. The applicant states that after her conviction she was immediately transferred to Yerwada Central Prison, Pune and the she was given the copy of :2: the judgment at later stage. She is uneducated and she could write this appeal with the help of other prisoners which led to delay in filing the appeal. Thus the delay is caused for the reasons beyond her control. We are satisfied that the delay caused deserves to be condoned. 3. Hence the delay is condoned and the application is allowed. (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.)