:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 8080 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1158 OF 2005 Arvind Meghan Das .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Maharuka Adenwalla and Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhry for applicant. Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, APP for State. CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. SMT. R.S. DALVI,JJ. Date : January 23, 2006. Date : January 23, 2006. Date : January 23, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant who has been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 326 of I.P.C. by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gr. Bombay in Sessions Case No.358 of 2004 and against the said order dated 18/3/2005 Criminal Appeal has been filed but belatedly and hence this application for condonation of delay. 2. As per the office note, the delay caused is of 208 days. The applicant has been in custody throughout i.e. from 24/2/2004 and his appeal cannot :2: be allowed to go in default. We are, therefore, satisfied that the delay caused in filing the appeal deserves to be condoned. 3. The application is, therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.)