1 Meera IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1503 of 2009 Alamgir Nasaruddin Golandaj ..Applicant Vs. Iqubal Ismail Kalawant & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. N.J.Patil for the Applicant Mr. S.S.Tambekar for Respondent No.1 Mr. A.P.Adsule APP Coram: A.R.Joshi, J Date : 30th June, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on Application for condonation of delay of four months in prefering the leave Petition and Appeal against the acquittal of Respondent No.1. Respondent No.1 was acquitted in the matter of offence punishable u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. After obtaining certified copy of the order time was taken by the Applicant to collect money to come down to Mumbai, after consultation with his local lawyer at Kolhapur. Even after coming to Mumbai it was found out that immediately the matter was not filed and 2 Applicant went back and then sent the Application after verification at Kolhapur Court. This transit of the papers took time. Considering such grounds in the opinion of the court a chance must be given to the Applicant to readdress his grievance before this court when it is a matter of bouncing a cheque of Rs. 80,000/-. 2. Considering the above delay is condoned. Leave Petition be fixed after two weeks. With the directions delay condoning Application is disposed off. (A.R.Joshi, J)