Ramdas Ramji Prasad Palya vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ramdas Ramji Prasad Palya vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

(I) Criminal Application No.1188/2025: condonation of 942 days' delay in filing the appeal against conviction allowed in terms of Prayer Clause 'B'; Office directed to register the Appeal. (II) Criminal Appeal [ST] No.3211 of 2025: admitted; notice issued to Respondents (service waived by APP for the State and by Ms. Nayana Patil for Respondent No.2); Record & Proceedings with Paper-book called for. (III) Criminal Application No.4480/2025: suspension-of-sentence application not decided; legal-aid advocate (Ms. Nayana Patil) appointed for Respondent No.2 – Victim; notice returnable after two [02] weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 942 days in preferring the appeal against conviction should be condoned. +2 more

Court's answer

The delay-condonation application is allowed in terms of Prayer Clause 'B'; the reasons mentioned in the Application are accepted and Office is directed to register the Appeal.

Ratio / Principle

The Criminal Appeal against conviction is admitted.

Key takeaways

In the admitted appeal, notice is issued to the Respondents; the learned APP waives service of notice for Respondent No.1 (State) and the learned Advocate Ms. Nayana Patil waives service of notice for Respondent No.2; Record and Proceedings with Paper-book are to be called.ratio¶22
In Criminal Application No.4480/2025 (suspension of sentence), the Victim (Respondent No.2), who is present with her mother, is granted legal aid and the Court appoints the learned Advocate Ms. Nayana Patil to represent her.ratio¶26
In Criminal Application No.4480/2025, notice is issued to the Respondents returnable after two [02] weeks; the learned APP waives service for Respondent No.1 and Ms. Patil waives service for Respondent No.2. The suspension-of-sentence prayer itself was not decided at this stage.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Bench at Aurangabad), per Neeraj P. Dhote, J. (Per Court), order dated 25.11.2025 in Criminal Application No.1188 of 2025 in Criminal Appeal [ST] No.3211 of 2025 (Ramdas Ramji Prasad Palya v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.): (I) application for condonation of 942 days' delay in preferring the appeal against conviction allowed in terms of Prayer Clause 'B', and Office directed to register the Appeal; (II) the Criminal Appeal against conviction admitted, with notice to Respondents — the learned APP waiving service for Respondent No.1 (State) and Ms. Nayana Patil waiving service for Respondent No.2 — and Record & Proceedings with Paper-book called; (III) in Criminal Application No.4480/2025 (suspension of sentence), the Victim present with her mother was granted legal aid through newly appointed advocate Ms. Nayana Patil, and notice was issued returnable after two [02] weeks; the suspension prayer was left undecided at this interlocutory stage. No adjudication on the merits of the conviction; no statute or precedent discussed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

916 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1188 OF 2025

IN CRIMINAL APPEAL [ST] NO.3211 OF 2025

Ramdas Ramji Prasad Palya VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra And Another

Mr. Patil Dhananjay Shrikant, Advocate for Applicant Ms. M. L. Sangit, APP for the Respondent No.1 – State Ms. Nayana Patil, Advocate for Respondent No.2

WITH

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4480 OF 2025

CORAM : NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J. DATE : 25.11.2025

PER COURT :

[I] Order in Criminal Application No.1188 / 2025 :

This is an Application for condonation of 942 days delay in preferring the Appeal against conviction.

Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant, the learned APP for the

Respondent No.1 – State and the learned Advocate Ms. Nayana Patil for Respondent No.2.

For the reasons mentioned in the Application, Application is allowed in terms of Prayer Clause – ‘ B ’ and the same stands disposed of accordingly. Office shall register the Appeal.

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916-Criappl-1188-2025.odt

[II] Order in Criminal Appeal :

This is an Appeal against conviction.

Admit .

Issue notice to the Respondents. The learned APP waives service of notice for Respondent No.1 – State and the learned Advocate Ms. Nayana Patil waives service of notice for Respondent No.2.

Call Record and Proceedings with Paper-book.

[III] Order in Criminal Application No.4480/2025 :

This is an Application for suspension of sentence.

The Victim is present with her mother. She prays for legal aid.

Hence, the Court appoints the learned Advocate Ms. Nayana Patil to

represent the Respondent No.2 – Victim in this matter.

Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable after two [02] weeks. The

learned APP waives service of notice for Respondent No.1 and the learned Advocate Ms. Patil waives service of notice for Respondent No.2.

[NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.]

Sameer/November-2025

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