Application for condonation of a 139-day delay in filing an appeal against conviction under IPC and POCSO provisions with twenty years' imprisonment. Delay condoned on grounds of the applicant's poverty and the gravity of the sentence.
Delay of 139 days in filing the criminal appeal condoned.
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2026:BHC-AUG:1672
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4385 OF 2025 IN
CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO. 12170 OF 2025
ARUN YASHWANT MEDHE ALIAS DOCTOR BABA VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
… Advocate for Appellant : Ms. Vijaya N. Bharkad h/f. Ms. Manjushri Narwade
APP for Respondent No. 1 : Mr. V.K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondent No. 2 : Ms. Pratiksha S. Magre h/f. Mr. S.G. Magre
CORAM : RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.
DATE : 17TH JANUARY, 2026
PER COURT :
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( RAJNISH R. VYAS, J. )
SPC
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the 139-day delay in filing the criminal appeal against conviction should be condoned.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Arun Yashwant Medhe alias Doctor Baba
The State of Maharashtra
Respondent No. 2
Rajnish R. Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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