18-CRIA-283-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CR. APPEAL (ST) NO. 1368 OF 2026 Gajanan Jagannath Bhowad ...Applicant. Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent. WITH CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 283 OF 2026 IN CR. APPEALST NO. 1368 OF 2026 Gajanan Jagannath Bhowad ...Applicant. Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent. WITH CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 284 OF 2026 IN CR. APPEALST NO. 1368 OF 2026 Gajanan Jagannath Bhowad ...Applicant. Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent. —————— None for the Applicant. Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 22, 2026. P. C. : [i] ORDER IN CR. APPEAL (ST) NO. 1368 OF 2026 : Harish 1 of 2 HARISH VITHAL CHAUDHARI Digitally signed by HARISH VITHAL CHAUDHARI Date: 2026.09.22 19:31:44 +0530 18-CRIA-283-2026.doc 1. This is an Appeal against conviction. 2. Admit. 3. Issue notice to the Respondent. The learned APP waives service of notice for the Respondent-State. 4. Call record and proceedings, along with the paper book from the learned Trial Court. [ii] ORDER IN CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 283 OF 2026 : 1. This is an Application for condonation of 79 days' delay in iling the Appeal against conviction. 2. The learned APP appears for the Respondent-State 3. For the reasons mentioned in the Application, the same is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). The delay is condoned. 4. The Application is disposed of accordingly. [iii] ORDER IN CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 284 OF 2026 : 5. This is an Application for suspension of sentence. 6. Issue notice to the Respondent. The learned APP waives service of notice for the Respondent-State. 7. Stand over to 13th October, 2026. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Harish 2 of 2