Hamid Khan Sikandar Khan v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Pso Ps Malkapur Dist Buldhana and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Criminal Application (APPA) No.241/2026 in Criminal Appeal St. No. 3369/2026; Hamid Khan Sikandar Khan v. State of Maharashtra (P.S. Malkapur); condonation of 17 days' delay in filing criminal appeal; grounds: poverty, sole earning member, weak financial condition; State opposed citing inadequate explanation; delay condoned on satisfactory explanation and to protect statutory right of appeal; appeal registered, notice returnable 15.06.2026, listed for final hearing 15.06.2026; decided 20.04.2026; Bench: Urmila Joshi Phalke and Nivedita P. Mehta, JJ.; advocates: Abdul Subhan (applicant), N.R. Tripathi APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Application allowed; delay of 17 days in preferring the appeal condoned; appeal to be registered; notice to respondents returnable on 15th June, 2026; learned APP waived service of notice for respondent No.1; call R & P and paper book to be prepared; appeal listed for final hearing on 15th June, 2026.