(1) 55.appa.372.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APPA) NO.372 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO.3166 OF 2025 Mohd. Ahfaz s/o Mohd. Abrar Vs. State of Maharashtra and another -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. R. K. Tiwari, Counsel for the applicant. Ms. Ritu Sharma, APP for respondent No.1/State. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J. DATED : 21/04/2025 1. By this application, the applicant is seeking condonation of delay which is caused in preferring the appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. In view of the reasons mentioned in the application that the appellant is in jail and there is nobody to look after and to arrange for his defence and to do the legal formalities, and therefore, delay of 485 days is caused. Considering the right of the present applicant to prefer the appeal which is a statutory right is involved, the delay of 485 days is hereby condoned. 3. The application is disposed of. 2025:BHC-NAG:4205 (2) 55.appa.372.2025 4. Appeal be registered. CRIMINAL APPEAL STAMP NO.3166 OF 2025 1. On registration of the appeal, learned APP waives for the State. 2. Issue notice to the respondent No.2, returnable after three weeks. 3. Call the status report from the Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Pusad in Special Case No.14/2022 as to the progress of the trial. 4. Stand over after three weeks. (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) Sarkate