R/CR.MA/15586/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 15586 of 2026 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/12884/2026 ================================================== PRAVINABEN ASHOKBHAI GATECHA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ================================================== Appearance: MR NK MAJMUDAR(430) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR MANISH BHATT, SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MUNJAAL M BHATT(8283) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 17/08/2026 ORDER 1. RULE. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule for respondent No.1 – State of Gujarat and learned counsel Mr.Munjaal Bhatt, waives service of notice of Rule for respondent No.2 – original accused. 2. Present application is :led by the applicant for condonation of delay of 153 days caused in preferring Criminal Appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. R/CR.MA/15586/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026 4. Considering the averments made in the application, more particularly in paragraphs 3 to 6, giving elaborate explanation for delay caused in preferring the appeal, present application is hereby allowed. The delay of 153 days is hereby condoned. Rule is made absolute. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) Dolly Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: DOLLYBEN CHETANBHAI VADUKAR(HC01392), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/08/2026 17:24:18