((-1-)) mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.530 OF 2008 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.531 OF 2008 Prakashchand Pukhraj Applicant versus Lalitkumar Mohanlal Shah and another Respondents Ramesh Jain for applicant. Sunil Kanojia i/by Kiran Jain for respondent no.1. J.P.Yagnik, APP for State. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 19th January 2009 PC : 1. The prayer in these applications is for condonation of delay of 73 days in filing an application for grant of leave to prefer an appeal. The counsel for the original accused seeks time to file reply. He states that reply could not be filed earlier as in the copy of the delay condonation application supplied to the advocate for the original accused, the figure of number of days delay was kept blank. The counsel for the applicant invited my attention to the office copy of letter sent by ((-2-)) the advocate for the applicant which was received by the advocate for the accused on 10th December 2008. In the said letter it is stated that the delay is of 73 days. From 10th December 2008 till today there was sufficient time for the original accused to file a reply to the application for condonation of delay. Hence, the prayer for adjournment cannot be acceded to. 2. The application is strongly objected to by the counsel for the original accused. In view of the averments in paragraph 5 of the application, sufficient cause is made out for condonation of delay of 73 days. The delay is condoned. The applications are allowed. Place the applications for leave for admission on 27th January 2009. Advocate for the applicant to place on record a certified copy of the Roznama of the proceedings before the Trial Court. (A.S.OKA, J.)