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The State of Maharashtra v. Narendra Narayan Chilkamari

Bombay HC8 Jan 2026IA/1475/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Condonation of delay; 21 days' delay; leave to appeal against acquittal; Sessions Case No.231/2020; Sessions Judge, Thane; judgment and order of acquittal dated 17.10.2024; certified copies applied 19.10.2024 delivered 17.12.2024; Law and Judiciary Department approval; application filed 4.4.2025; State of Maharasahtra v. Narendra Narayan Chilkamari; Interim Application No.1475 of 2025; Criminal Application [ALS] [STAMP] No.7891 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Sarang V. Kotwal and Sandesh D. Patil, JJ.; 23 April 2026; Supriya Kak APP; Rebecca Gonsalvez legal aid counsel; delay condoned; application disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Condonation of the 21 days' delay in filing the Criminal Application for leave to Appeal; Interim Application No.1475/2025 disposed of accordingly. ¶32

The State of Maharashtra vs Narendra Narayan Chilkamari — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1475 OF 2025

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CRIMINAL APPLICATION [ALS] [STAMP] NO.7891 OF 2025

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The State of Maharasahtra

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…..Applicant

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Versus

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Narendra Narayan Chilkamari

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.….Respondent

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Ms. Supriya Kak, APP for the Applicant-State.

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Ms. Rebecca Gonsalvez, Advocate (appointed through Legal Aid)for the Respondent.

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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

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DATE : 23^rd APRIL, 2026

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P.C. :

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1. Present Interim Application is filed for condonation

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of 21 days’ delay caused in filing Criminal Application for leave

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to Appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 17.10.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge,Thane in

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Sessions Case No.231/2020. The Respondent is served and is represented by a Counsel.

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Deshmane(PS)

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2. Learned APP appearing for the Applicant states that the impugned judgment and order was passed on 17.10.2024

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and the application for certified copies were preferred on 19.10.2024. The same were ready on 16.12.2024 and delivered on 17.12.2024. The papers were sent by the concerned Assistant Public Prosecutor, Thane to the Law and Judiciary Department requesting to prefer an application for leave to file Appeal. The Law and Judiciary Department after receiving and scrutinizing the papers, granted approval. The papers were forwarded to the office of the learned APP on 17.3.2025. Thereafter the Application was drafted and was filed on 4.4.2025. She states that the delay of 21 days is not intentional or deliberate but for the reasons mentioned above.

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3. Learned counsel for the Respondent opposes the present application.

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4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the delay which is caused in preferring the present Interim Application is not intentional but for the reasons mentions more specifically in paragraph No.2 of the

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present Interim Application, we are satisfied that this is a fit

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case for condonation of delay. Hence, the following order :

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:: O R D E R ::

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