1 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.698 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.894 OF 2003. Pramod Baban Sonawale .. Applicant. -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Khamkar, for the Petitioner . Mr V.B. Konde Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R. G. KETKAR, JJ DATED: 18th July, 2009 P.C. 1. Mr.Khamkar is appointed for the applicant in this application. Leave to amend the prayer is granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 2. Smt. Kranti Pisal Advocate, who has filed this appeal has not prosecuted it diligently. It was dismissed 2 for non compliance of conditional order dated 8.9.2004. 3. Applicant has, therefore, preferred this application through jail for restoration of his appeal. The applicant is in Kolhapur Central Prison. There is some delay in filing the application. We have heard Mr.Khamkar & Mr.Konde Deshmukh, learned APP. We condone the delay and restore the appeal to the file. Office to take note of this. The objection regarding certified copy is waived. The office is directed to serve copy of the appeal memo and copy of judgment on the office of the Public Prosecutor, High Court, Bombay because the appeal is filed through jail. 4. The Office is directed to issue notice to Adv Smt. Kranti Pisal, asking explanation as to why no steps were taken by her for removing office objections and whether she wants to continue to appear for the appellant or whether she wants to make application for discharge. 5. The office to communicate this order to the 3 applicant in jail. 6. The application is disposed of. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J) (R.G. KETKAR, J)