IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 370 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 370 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 370 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1230 OF 1994 Chandrakant G. Daithankar .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & ors....... Respondent. Mr. Niranjan Shimpi for the applicant Mr. P.A.Pol APP for State. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; 5TH MARCH, 2008 DATED; 5TH MARCH, 2008 DATED; 5TH MARCH, 2008 P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. The learned counsel for the applicant seeks permission to delete accused no.4 Tikaram S. Bhal. Permission to delete respondent no.4 granted at the risk of the applicant. The learned APP has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent nos. 1 and 3. 2. By the present application, a prayer for condonation of delay of 996 days in filing an application for restoration is made so also for restoration of writ petition. By an order dated 20-12-2004 a learned Single Judge of this Court directed removal of the office objections within the stipulated period, failing which, ordered dismissal of the case without reference to the court. Thus the writ petition has been dismissed for default. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay is condoned and Criminal writ petition stands restored to file. ...