Nandkumar Jarnadran Bait v. Raghuvir Kashinath Sawantdesai and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay – 96 days – criminal appeal against Section 138 NI Act conviction – application neither signed nor sworn by accused – illness as sole explanation insufficient – arrest on 09.03.2024 with Medical Officer's fitness certificate – rojnama/order sheets showing presence – no perversity, no error of jurisdiction – Aadil Ibrahim Mhaskar v. Sikandar Sharad Chavekar (CWP No.3873 of 2025, 17.11.2025) distinguished on facts – Summary Criminal Case No.1242 of 2019, JMFC Ratnagiri – Additional Sessions Judge Ratnagiri – Criminal Misc. Application No.10 of 2024 – Criminal Writ Petition No.124 of 2026 – Bombay High Court Circuit Bench Kolhapur – Nandesh S. Deshpande, J. – petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
After going through the reasoning adopted by the Sessions Court, this Court finds no perversity in the impugned order rejecting the condonation application.