Rajkumar S/O Vinod Thakur v. State of Maharashtra Thr Pso Ps Akot File Akola
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J., 11 August 2025) allowed Criminal Application No. 682 of 2025 and condoned the delay in preferring Criminal Appeal (ST.) No. 6817 of 2025, an appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 filed by appellant Rajkumar s/o Vinod Thakur against the State of Maharashtra and another, citing the reasons in the application and the statutory right involved; the appeal was ordered registered, notice was issued to the respondents returnable after two weeks, the learned APP waived notice for the State, and the Police Station Officer, Police Station Akot File, District Akola was directed to intimate respondent No.2.
What did the court decide?
Delay in preferring Criminal Appeal (ST.) No. 6817 of 2025 condoned; appeal directed to be registered; notice to respondents returnable after two weeks; learned APP waives notice for the State; Police Station Officer, Police Station Akot File, District Akola to intimate respondent No.2.