R/CR.MA/23550/2025 ORDER DATED: 02/04/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 23550 of 2025 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/43713/2025 ========================================================== VARSHABEN W/O HEMANTBHAI KANTILAL SURATI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: SAHIL Y PATEL(8985) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 TAHIR M KHAN(8984) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS VINITA SOTANI for MR NV GANDHI(1693) for the Respondent(s) No. 5,6 MR PUSHPADATTA VYAS(1296) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4 MS MEGHA CHITALIYA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER Date : 02/04/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 214 days in filing the appeal. 2. Heard learned advocate/s. 3. Considering the averments made in this application and also considering the submissions made by the learned advocate/s for the respective parties, delay needs to be condoned, as the applicant/s has shown sufficient cause to condone the delay, keeping in mind the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Collector, Land Acquisition, R/CR.MA/23550/2025 ORDER DATED: 02/04/2026 Anantnag v. Mst. Katiji reported in AIR 1987 SC 1353. 4. In view of above, delay is condoned. This application is allowed accordingly. (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J) M.H. DAVE/25 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 02/04/2026 15:03:58