:1: 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. 551 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 551 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 551 OF 2007 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 451 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 451 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 451 OF 2007 Mohd. Iqbal Ansari @ Raju Chakravarty & Anr. ..Appellants versus State of Maharashtra ..Respondents Ms. R. Gonsalvez for the Appellants. Dr. F. R. Shaikh, APP for the Respondents - State. CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATE : 6TH JUNE, 2007. DATE : 6TH JUNE, 2007. DATE : 6TH JUNE, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay of 3 years and 186 days in filing the appeal by the accused challenging his conviction and sentence under Section 302 of IPC. According to the appellant he had given certified copy of the judgment for filing an appeal in 2003 itself but the Advocate did not file the Appeal and therefore there is a delay. Whatever that may be. Considering the fact that the accused is sentenced imprisonment for life, delay is condoned. Application is allowed and disposed of. 3. Appeal admitted. :2: (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.)