R/CR.MA/15919/2026 ORDER DATED: 04/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 15919 of 2026 In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION/18315/2026 In R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION/19720/2024 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/37946/2024 ========================================================== LOKESHBHAI AANADILALA AGRAWAL PROPRIETOR OF PRASHANT STEEL TRADERS Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR JAGDHISH SATAPARA(5524) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS JIRGA JHAVERI ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 04/08/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. The application is led by the applicant to condone the delay of 553 days occurred in preferring the restoration application for leave to appeal in Criminal Appeal against the impugned judgment and order dated 18.07.2024 passed by learned 7th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ahmedabad (Rural) Navrangpura. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 3. Considering the averments and explanation given in the application and hearing the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court nds that su-cient cause is made out to condone the delay. R/CR.MA/15919/2026 ORDER DATED: 04/08/2026 4. In view of the above, the delay occurred in preferring the restoration application for leave to appeal in Criminal Appeal against the impugned judgment and order dated 18.07.2024 passed by learned 7th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ahmedabad (Rural) Navrangpura is condoned. The application stands disposed of accordingly. (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) ANUSRI Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: ANUSRI VASU(HC02352), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/08/2026 17:30:53