(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. Criminal Application No. 2768 of 2011 (In Criminal Appeal Stamp No. 324/2011) Kishan s/o. Bajirao Haral, Age : 43 years, Occupation : Labour, R/o. Nilaj, Taluka : Jintoor, District : Parbhani. .. Applicant. versus The State of Maharashtra, through Police Station Officer, Police Station, Jintoor, Taluka : Jintoor, District : Parbhani. .. Respondent. ....................... Mr. A.N. Irpatgire, Advocate, holding for Mr. V.M. Maney, Advocate, for the applicant. Smt. Y.M. Kshirsagar, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the respondent. ........................ CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATE : 3RD AUGUST 2011 (2) COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. Issue notice to the respondent. 3. Learned APP Smt. Y.M. Kshirsagar accepts notice for the respondent. 4. This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 1056 days caused in filing accompanying Criminal Appeal against the order of conviction and sentence recorded by the learned Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge-1, Parbhani, in Sessions Trial No. 23/2008, dated 8th May 2008. 5. For the reasons stated in the application, it appears that the applicant has explained the delay satisfactorily. Moreover, the applicant has filed accompanying Criminal Appeal challenging the conviction and sentence imposed upon him, by way of judgment and order dated 8th May 2008, and his right to appeal cannot be taken away only because of delay in preferring the appeal, and therefore, present application deserves to be allowed in the interest of justice. (3) 6. In the result, present Criminal Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause "B" thereof, and delay of 1056 days caused in filing accompanying Criminal Appeal stands condoned, and said appeal be registered and numbered, and present Criminal Application stands disposed of accordingly. ( SHRIHARI P. DAVARE ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/ka2768