:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 15 OF 2006 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5 OF 2006 Barkya @ Balu Yadav Khalge .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respodent Mr. A.B. Vagyani for the 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 : February 01, 2006. Date : February 01, 2006. Date : February 01, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Vagyani the learned counsel for the applicant who has been convicted and sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC by the learned 2nd Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge at Pune in Sessions Case No.298 of 2003 and the said order dated 4/2/2005 has been challenged in Criminal Appeal No.5 of 2006 but belatedly and hence this application for condonation of delay. 2. As per the office note the delay caused is of 278 days. After hearing the learned counsel for the applicant and perusing the reasons set out in paras 2 :2: to 4 we are satisfied that the delay caused deserves to be condoned. 3. Hence the application is 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.)