High Court of Gujarat

LALABHAI @ LALO PAGI MASURBHAI PAGIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: ILESH VORAR T VACHHANI

Holding

The court held that the delay of 3,181 days is condoned as the applicant established sufficient cause.

Summary

LalaBhai @ Lalo Pagi Masurbhai Pagi filed an application seeking condonation of a 3,181‑day delay in filing a criminal appeal against the State of Gujarat. The High Court heard counsel for both sides and examined the reasons for the delay. The court found that the applicant had established sufficient cause for the delay. Consequently, the court exercised its discretion to condone the delay. The application for condonation was allowed, permitting the appeal to proceed.

Issues considered

Whether a delay of 3,181 days in preferring a criminal appeal can be condoned under procedural law
Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause to justify such delay

Subjects

condonation of delaycriminal appealprocedural lawhigh courtcriminal procedure

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/25541/2025                                                              ORDER DATED: 09/01/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO.
                        25541 of 2025
                               In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/43180/2025

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                         LALABHAI @ LALO PAGI MASURBHAI PAGI
                                        Versus
                                  STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
G K VAGHANI(7830) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. RITIXA P ZALA(13972) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAVAL APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA
        and
        HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI

                                               Date : 09/01/2026

                                 ORAL ORDER
                  (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)

1.        By this application, the applicant has prayed for condonation
of delay of 3181 days in preferring criminal appeal.

2.        Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties and
considering the averments made in the application, the applicant
has established sufÏcient cause and therefore, delay in preferring
the criminal appeal deserves to be condoned and is hereby
condoned.


3.        Accordingly, the present application is allowed in above terms.



                                                                                            (ILESH J. VORA,J)



                                                                                         (R. T. VACHHANI, J)
P.S. JOSHI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
Digitally signed by: PALLAV SUBHASHCHANDRA JOSHI(HC00177), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 09/01/2026 15:28:39

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