FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2254 OF 2009 (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. OF 2009 (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2009 (AGAINST THE ORDER OF ACQUITTAL) [ The State of Maharashtra V/s. Vikas Vinayakrao Desai ] _______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or Court’s or Judge’s orders directions and Registrar’s orders _______________________________________________________________________________ Ms.S.V.Gajare. APP for State-applicant. Mr.P.Janardanan with Mr.Samir A.Vaidya, adv.for respondent no.1. CORAM : SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED : 5TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C. : 1. This application by the State is for condonation of delay of 109 days in filing the appeal. The application is opposed by the respondents. The judgment of acquittal sought to be impugned in the appeal was passed on 29th August, 2008. The application for certified copy was filed by the learned APP from Sessions Court only on 4th December, 2008 i.e. more than three months after passing of the order. The application contains no explanation whatsoever for the lapse. The application does give details of what occasioned after receipt of the certified copy on 1st January, 2009. However, since there is no explanation whatsoever for the initial period of delay, the application is rejected. [JUDGE]