Bombay High Court

RAHUL DHARMA KALUNKEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: APPLICATION ALLOWED

Holding

The Court held that the four‑day delay is condoned and the criminal revision application is to be registered.

Summary

The petitioner, Rahul Dharma Kalunke, filed a criminal revision application (No. 10671 of 2026) but delayed filing it by four days. The petitioner sought condonation of this delay. The Court examined the reasons provided in the application and found them satisfactory. Consequently, the Court condoned the four‑day delay and ordered that the revision application be registered. The Court also directed that a notice be issued to the respondents, scheduled for 19 October 2026, though the petitioner waived service of notice on behalf of the State.

Issues considered

Whether a delay of four days in filing a criminal revision application can be condoned.

Subjects

Criminal Procedure Code
Revision Application
Condonation of Delay
Procedural Law
Notice

Judgment

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     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

      CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3927 OF 2026
              IN REVNST/10671/2026
                     WITH
 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 10671
                    OF 2026

              RAHUL DHARMA KALUNKE
                      VERSUS
      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
                                 …
Shri Jadhav Arvind Gangadhar, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mrs. Bharati B. Gunjal, APP for the Respondents/ State.
                               ...

                     CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                     DATE : 28 September 2026


P. C. :-

1.             Heard.


2.             Criminal   Application    No.3927/2026     is     for

condoning delay of 04 days in filing the instant revision

application.


3.             For the reasons stated in the application, delay is

condoned. The Criminal Revision Application be registered.

Criminal Application No.3927/2026 is, accordingly, allowed.


4.             In Criminal Revision Application, issue Notice to
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      the respondents returnable on 19.10.2026. Learned APP waives

      service of notice on behalf of the respondent/State.




kps                            ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )

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