High Court of Gujarat

RAMESHBHAI KHODABHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The court condoned the 181‑day delay and allowed the restoration application.

Summary

The applicant filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking condonation of a 181‑day delay in filing a restoration application. The court examined the explanations provided for the delay and found them satisfactory. Consequently, the court allowed the condonation of delay, thereby permitting the restoration application to proceed. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal case were addressed. The order was pronounced by Justice Hemant M. Prachchak and signed by the Principal Private Secretary.

Issues considered

Whether a delay of 181 days in preferring a restoration application can be condoned under the applicable procedural law

Subjects

condonation of delayrestoration of appealcriminal procedureHigh Court of Gujaratmiscellaneous application

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/15585/2026                                                                 ORDER DATED: 23/07/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF
                     DELAY) NO. 15585 of 2026
                                In
             R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION/17331/2026
                                In
             F/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION/34415/2025
                                In
                  F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/28091/2025

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                 RAMESHBHAI KHODABHAI PATEL
                               Versus
                    STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
==========================================
Appearance:
MR MANAN B PANDYA(12491) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
==========================================

    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK

                                              Date : 23/07/2026

                                                   ORAL ORDER

            The present application is filed by the applicant seeking
condonation of delay of 181 days in preferring the restoration
application.

            Considering the averments made in the application, it appears
that the applicant has satisfactorily explained the delay caused in
preferring the application for restoration and accordingly, the
application is allowed. The delay caused in preferring the restoration
application is hereby condoned.

                                                                      (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
V.R. PANCHAL

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: VIJAYKUMAR RAMESHBHAI PANCHAL(HC00171), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/07/2026 15:38:45


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