SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.336 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2010 Gorakhnath S. Patil ...Applicant. v/s. Rajendra A. Patil and Anr. ...Respondents. Mr. Nilesh Wable i/by Umesh R. Mankapure ,advs. For the Applicant. Mr. Ashok M. Misal, adv. For the Respondent No.1. Smt. V.R.Bhosale, APP for the R.No.2. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : MARCH 25, 2011. P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The applicant, who is original complainant has filed this application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal alongwith the application for leave to prefer appeal. According to him, he resides in a small village, i.e., Wayfale in Tal: Tasgaon. After he came to know about the dismissal of this case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, due to lack of legal knowledge, he kept mum and he could not come to taluka place. Thereafter, he required a lot of time to collect the documents and to approach the advocate in Mumbai to prefer the appeal. According to him, he got all the documents in the month of September, 2009, and in October he filed this application. There is a delay of 91 days. Taking into - 2 - consideration the circumstances noted above, in the interest of justice, delay is condoned. 2 Application stands disposed off. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)