High Court of Gujarat

VINODBHAI SUDAMBHAI BAGLEversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH
Bench: S V PINTO

Holding

The court condoned the 18‑day delay, holding that it was not totally unexplained.

Summary

The petitioner filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking condonation of an 18‑day delay in filing a criminal appeal against the State of Gujarat. The respondent waived service of notice. The court examined whether the delay was satisfactorily explained. It held that the delay was not totally unexplained and therefore could be condoned. Consequently, the court made the rule absolute, allowing the appeal to proceed. No substantive merits of the appeal were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether an 18‑day delay in filing a criminal appeal can be condoned under procedural law

Subjects

condonation of delaycriminal appealprocedural lawHigh Court of Gujaratcourt order

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/3402/2026                                                        ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF
                     DELAY) NO. 3402 of 2026
                In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/3610/2026

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                                VINODBHAI SUDAMBHAI BAGLE
                                           Versus
                                     STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR P P MAJMUDAR(5284) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS.C.M.SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO

                                           Date : 12/02/2026
                                            ORAL ORDER

                   Rule. Learned APP waives service of notice of rule for
the respondent – State.

                   This is an application for condonation of delay of 18
days in filing the captioned criminal appeal.

                   Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                   Considering the contents of the application, it cannot
be said that the delay caused in filing the captioned criminal
appeal has remained totally unexplained. Therefore, the delay
caused in filing the captioned criminal appeal is condoned. Rule
is made absolute.



                                                                                          (S. V. PINTO,J)
F.S. KAZI


 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
 Digitally signed by: KAZI FARUKHUSEN(HC01075), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/02/2026 16:15:20




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