R/CR.MA/17191/2025 ORDER DATED: 25/09/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 17191 of 2025 In F/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 32271 of 2025 ========================================= VISHALBHAI RASIKBHAI THAKAR Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================= Appearance: MR VIRAL V DAVE(3846) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR YOGESH P DAVE(6566) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI Date : 25/09/2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned advocate for the applicant has submitted that there is a delay of 33 days in 8ling the Criminal Revision Application against the order passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Junagadh in New Criminal Misc. Application No. 144 of 2024 (Old Criminal Misc. Application No. 61 of 2023), whereby the learned Principal Judge, Family Court has partly allowed the application preferred by respondent No. 2. 2. Upon a query raised by this Court regarding the status of arrears, learned advocate for the applicant was not in a position to point out the amount that remains outstanding and the amount already paid towards maintenance. Be that as it may, it further R/CR.MA/17191/2025 ORDER DATED: 25/09/2025 transpires from the record that respondent No. 2 has been duly served with the process but has chosen not to remain present. 3. Thus, considering the grounds and without delving into technicalities, and keeping in view the nature of the proceedings so as to a?ord the applicant an opportunity to place his case on merits, the delay deserves to be condoned subject to conditions. 4. Hence, the following order is passed: The present application is allowed. The delay of 33 days in 8ling the Criminal Revision Application is condoned, subject to the applicant depositing 50% of the arrears as awarded by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, within a period of 10 days. 5. In case of non-compliance on the part of the applicant, this order shall stand inoperative. The Registry shall register the Criminal Revision Application only upon compliance of this order. (R. T. VACHHANI, J) Kaushal Rathod Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: KAUSHAL MAHESHBHAI RATHOD(HCD0078), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 26/09/2025 15:24:28