1 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 850 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO. 833 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra .. Applicant Vs. Mahendra Jagdish Agarwal and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Amit Desai, Spl. P.P. with Mr. H. J. Dedhia, APP for applicant-State. Ms. Sangita A. Musle, for respondent nos.1 to 4, 6 and 7. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. March 19, 2010. P.C. We have heard Mr. Desai the learned Spl. P. P. for the applicant – State of Maharashtra. We have perused the separate affidavits filed by the Principal Secretary, Law and Judiciary, the learned In-charge Government Pleader 2 and Public Prosecutor as well as Mr. Dinanath Krishnaji Joshi, the learned Special Public Prosecutor, MCOC Court, Greater Mumbai and we are satisfied that good and sufficient reasons have been made out to condone the delay in filing the Criminal Appeal under Stamp No. 833 of 2009 against the order of acquittal passed by the MCOC Court. Hence, the application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b). Let Criminal Appeal under Stamp No. 833 of 2009 be listed along with Criminal Writ Petition No. 3187 of 2009 for admission on 30th March, 2010. (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)