High Court of Gujarat

STATE OF GUJARATversusMANOJKUMAR @ BHATHI BHAGVANBHAI @ BHAGUBHAI PADHIYAR

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: N S SANJAY GOWDAD M VYAS

Holding

The Court condoned the 256‑day delay in filing the criminal appeal.

Summary

The State of Gujarat filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking condonation of a 256‑day delay in filing its criminal appeal against Manoj Kumar @ Bhathi Bhagvanbhai @ Bhagubhai Padhiar. The appellant argued that the delay was justified and pleaded for relief. The learned counsel for the respondent opposed the condonation. The Court examined the averments made in the application and found them satisfactory. Consequently, the Court granted the condonation, allowing the appeal to proceed despite the delay.

Issues considered

Whether a delay of 256 days in filing a criminal appeal can be condoned under procedural law

Subjects

condonation of delaycriminal appealprocedural lawhigh court order

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/24825/2025                                                          ORDER DATED: 12/01/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

  R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO.
                           24825 of 2025
                 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/41837/2025
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                     STATE OF GUJARAT
                           Versus
    MANOJKUMAR @ BHATHI BHAGVANBHAI @ BHAGUBHAI PADHIYAR
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 Appearance:
 MR CHINTAN DAVE, APP for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 ANURAG R RATHOR(9315) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
 MR DHRUV H CHAUDHARY(12328) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA
          and
          HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS

                        Date : 12/01/2026
                         ORAL ORDER
   (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA)

      Present application is 昀椀led by the appellant-State for
 condonation of delay of 256 days caused in 昀椀ling of the
 captioned criminal appeal.

       Heard learned advocates appearing for the respective
 parties.

        Being satis昀椀ed with the averments made in the
 application, the same is allowed. Delay of 256 days caused in
 昀椀ling of the captioned criminal appeal is condoned.



                                                                     (N.S.SANJAY GOWDA,J)



                                                                                       (D. M. VYAS, J)
 ILA

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
Digitally signed by: ILA PRAFULKUMAR PATEL(HC00194), Principal Pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/01/2026 17:40:35


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