Bombay High Court
A MOHAMMAD ALTAFversusAEGIS LOGISTICS LTD
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The revision is allowed and the delay for filing the appeal is condoned.
Summary
The applicant, A. Mohammad Altaf, filed a criminal revision challenging the Sessions Court's rejection of his application for condoning delay in filing an appeal, asserting that he had deposited 20% of the cheque amount before the Sessions Court. The High Court examined whether the deposit justified condonation of the delay. Justice Shivkumar Dige allowed the revision, quashed the Sessions Court's order dated 29.04.2026, and condoned the delay. The Court ordered that the appeal be registered before the Sessions Court, which should decide the matter on its merits, and directed the applicant to file appropriate proceedings. The revision application was thereafter disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the rejection of the delay condonation application by the Sessions Judge should be set aside given the applicant's deposit of 20% of the cheque amount.
- Whether the delay in filing the appeal can be condoned under the circumstances.
Subjects
- revision
- delay condonation
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- cheque
- deposit
- Sessions Court
Judgment
50-REVN-252-2026 (CR).doc
S.S.Kilaje
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 252 OF 2026
A. Mohammad Altaf ...Applicant
VERSUS
Aegis Logistics Ltd. ...Respondent
_________________________________________________________________
Digitally signed
SONALI by SONALI
SATISH KILAJE
SATISH Date:
2026.08.21
Mr. B.K.Pandey, Advocate for Applicant.
KILAJE 18:29:03
+0530
Mr. Omkar D. Gawali a/w. Mr. Sunil D’Souza, Advocate for Respondent
No.1.
Mr. S.R.Agarkar, APP for the Respondent-State.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 20th AUGUST, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for
respondent and learned APP.
2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has
deposited 20% of the cheque amount before the Sessions Court.
3. The challenge in this Revision Application is rejection of delay
condonation application by learned Sessions Judge. As the applicant has
deposited 20% of the cheque amount, I pass following order :
ORDER
(i) The Revision Application is allowed.
(ii) The impugned order passed by the learned Sessions
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Judge dated 29.04.2026 is hereby quashed and set
aside.
(iii) The delay for filing the appeal is condoned.
(iv) The appeal be registered before the learned Sessions
Court. The learned Sessions Court shall decide the
appeal on its own merit. The applicant shall file
appropriate proceedings before the Sessions Court.
4. The Revision Application is disposed of.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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