Ladda 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.99 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL Stamp No. 91 of 2009 Raju @ Miranda Prakash Devlekar ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Vijay Hiremath i/b Rebecca Gonsalvez, Advocate for the Applicant. Mrs P. H. Kantharia, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. DATED : 4TH MARCH, 2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. There is delay of nine years. But it is explainable since the appellant is in jail. The delay of nine years in filing an appeal also shows that there are no systems at place, whereby people convicted who are unaware of their rights, can file appeals. 2. In the aforesaid circumstances, we condone the delay. Appeal is admitted. 3. The Registry shall ensure that the record is summoned and Paper book be made ready within next two months. 4. Appeal shall be listed for final hearing on 15.6.2009; as the Appellant has been convicted in the year 1999 and had he filed this appeal in time, it would have been disposed of many years before. 5. Application is disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.)