1 1. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.478/2010 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.477/2010. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.SJ Salunke, Advocate for applicant; Mr.SD Kaldate, APP for Respondent No.1. Mr.AT Ghute, Adv. h/for Mr. ST Ghute, Adv. for Resp.No.2. ___ CORAM : SHRIHARI P.DAVARE, J. DATE : 6 th July, 2010. ... 1) Leave to amend the number of days of delay in Criminal Application granted. Amendment be effected forthwith. 2) This is an application preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 15 days caused in filing the accompanying criminal application, seeking leave to file an appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 10.11.2009 passed by learned JMFC, Osmanabad in SCC No.1115/2004, acquitting the Respondent no.2 (original accused) for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 3) For the reasons stated in the application, it appears that the applicant has explained the delay 2 satisfactorily. It also appears that the said delay of 15 days is not willful, deliberate and certainly it is not inordinate. Hence, the said delay deserves to be condoned. 4) In the result, the present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (A) thereof and delay of 15 days caused in filing the accompanying criminal application seeking leave to file an appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal, is condoned and the present application stands disposed of accordingly. (SHRIHARI P.DAVARE) JUDGE bdv/cran478.10