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The State of Maharashtra v. Ashok Ganpat Kamble and Ors.

Bombay HC8 Jan 2026IA/3896/2024

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Condonation of delay 178 days; State of Maharashtra appeal against acquittal; Special (POCSO) Case No.348 of 2020 (Old Spl. (POCSO) Case No.30/2019); Panvel-Raigad Extra Jt. District & Addl. Sessions Judge; judgment dated 19 June 2023; certified copy 12 December 2023; Mantralaya delay; Government Resolution 9 August 2024; leave to appeal filed 5 September 2024; I.A. No.3896 of 2024 in Appln. (St.) No.19725 of 2024; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate; Kotwal & Patil JJ.; delay not intentional; interim application disposed.

What did the court decide?

Condonation of the 178-day delay in filing the Interim Application (application for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal against acquittal). ¶20

The State of Maharashtra vs Ashok Ganpat Kamble and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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28A. IA 3896-2024.doc

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3896 OF 2024

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL (STATE)(ST.) NO.19725 OF 2024

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The State of Maharashtra )… Applicant Versus Ashok Ganpat Kamble & Anr. )… Respondents

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Ms. Supriya Kak, A.P.P. for the Applicant-State.

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Mr. Siddharth Gharat a/w Mr. Vikrant Khare and Mr. Darshan Thube for Respondent Nos.1 and 2.

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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &

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SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 25^th FEBRUARY 2026

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P.C.

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This is an application for condonation of delay in preferring the Appeal against the acquittal recorded by the Judgment and Order dated 19^th June 2023, passed by the Learned Extra Jt. District & Addl. Sessions Judge, Panvel-Raigad, District Raigad in Special (POCSO) Case No.348 of 2020 (Old. Spl. (POCSO) Case No.30/2019). There is

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a delay of 178 days in filing the Application for leave to file Appeal.

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RaJesh Chittewan, PS

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28A. IA 3896-2024.doc

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Learned A.P.P. for the Applicant-State, invited our attention to paragraph-2 of the Application. It is mentioned that the Judgment and Order was passed on 19^th June 2023. After that, the certified copy was delivered on 12^th December 2023. In the meantime, some time was lost in Mantralaya for taking a decision and then the matter was received in the Public Prosecutors’ Office of this Court. Government Resolution was passed on 9^th August 2024, for filing of the application for leave to appeal. Once the proposal was received in the Public Prosecutors’ Office, the application for leave to appeal was filed on 5^th September 2024.

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1. Considering the submission and since the delay was not intentional, the delay of 178 days in filing the present application is condoned. The Interim Application is disposed of.

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(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)

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(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)

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RaJesh Chittewan, PS RAJESH Digitally signed byRAJESH VASANT VASANT CHITTEWAN CHITTEWAN Date: 2026.03.0411:45:14 +0530

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