Bombay High Court
PUSHPAMALA GOPINATHRAO NALAWADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- APPLICATION ALLOWED
Holding
The court condoned the 19‑day delay and allowed the criminal revision application to be registered.
Summary
The applicant, Pushpamala Gopinathrao Nalawade, filed a criminal revision application 19 days after the prescribed period and sought condonation of the delay. The respondent State of Maharashtra, through counsel, opposed the condonation on the ground that the delay was not properly explained. The learned judge examined the contents of the application and found that the applicant had provided a satisfactory explanation for the 19‑day lapse. Consequently, the court held that the delay could be condoned. The criminal revision application was therefore ordered to be registered. The decision underscores the court's discretion to condone procedural delays when a reasonable justification is shown.
Issues considered
- Whether a delay of 19 days in filing a criminal revision application can be condoned under procedural law
Subjects
- condonation of delay
- criminal revision
- procedural law
- court discretion
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:41325
12.APPLN.4455.2022.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4455 OF 2022
IN
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 12396 OF 2022
Pushpamala Gopinathrao Nalawade ...Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents
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Mr. Choudhari Abhijit G., Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. Madhukar A. Aher AGP/APP for Respondent – State.
Mr. Z. H. Farooqui h/f Mr. Chatterji Joydeep, Advocate for Respondent
Nos.2, 4 and 5.
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CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.
DATE : SEPTEMBER 07, 2026
PER COURT :
1. This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 19
days in filing the Criminal Revision Application.
2. Mr. Farooqui, learned counsel holding for Mr. Chatterji,
learned counsel for the Respondent, however, opposes the present
application on the ground that the delay has not been properly
explained.
3. After going through the contents of the application and
having satisfied that the delay is properly explained, the application is
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allowed. The delay of 19 days in filing the Criminal Revision
Application is hereby condoned.
4. The Criminal Revision Application be registered.
( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )
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