20 ia 3457 of 2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3457 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.19771 OF 2026 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.19771 OF 2026 Shafique Sattar Shah ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra … Respondent Mr. Somnath Iyer with Ms. S. Singh, for Applicant. Ms. R.S.Tendulkar, APP for State. API Sudhir Y. Patil, Mumbai Naka Police Station, Nashik City, present. CORAM: N.J.JAMADAR, J. DATE : 15 OCTOBER 2026 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant has been in custody since 18 June 2026. 3. For the reasons assigned in the application and to advance the cause of substantive justice and as the applicant has been in custody since the year 2020, this court is inclined to condone the delay in preferring the appeal. 4. Interim Application stands allowed. 5. Delay in preferring the appeal stands condoned. 6. Appeal be registered. SSP 1/2 2026:BHC-AS:42471 20 ia 3457 of 2026.doc Criminal Appeal (ST) No.19771 of 2026 7. Admit. 8. Call R and P. ( N.J.JAMADAR, J. ) SSP 2/2 Signed by: S.S.Phadke Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 17/10/2026 18:54:04