FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4125 OF 2009 _________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | appearances, Court's | Court’s or Judge’s orders orders or | directions and | Registrar's orders | _________________________________________________________________________________ Mr.A.M. Phule holding for Mr.N.S. Deshpande, Advocate for applicant. Mr.S.D. Kaldate, A.P.P. for respondent no.1. Mr.K.B. Jadhav holding for Mr.S.B. Bhapkar, Advocate for respondent no.2. 1. Heard Mr.A.M. Phule, learned counsel holding for Mr.N.S. Deshpande, learned counsel for applicant as well as Mr.S.D. Kaldate, learned A.P.P. for respondent no.1 and Mr.K.B. Jadhav, learned counsel holding for Mr.S.B. Bhapkar, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 18 days caused in filing accompanying appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal rendered by learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Jalna dated 03.08.2009 in S.T.C. No.2838/2006, acquitting the respondent no.2 (original accused) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 3. Learned counsel for respondent no.2 opposed this application vehemently and submitted that the present application bears no substance and same is devoid of any merits and is liable to be rejected. 4. Considering the rival submissions advanced by the parties and for the reasons stated in the application, the applicant has explained the delay satisfactorily. It appears that the said delay is not willful, deliberate and certainly it is inordinate and therefore, the delay of 18 days caused in filing accompanying appeal is deserves to be condoned in the interest of justice. 5. In the result, the present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause `A' thereof and delay of 18 days caused in filing accompanying appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal is condoned. The present application is disposed of accordingly. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE), JUDGE. 21.6.2010 gas/cri4125.09