Bombay High Court refuses to condone 650-day delay in appeal against acquittal
The Bombay High Court dismissed an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Bureau due to an unexplained 650-day delay in filing. The court criticized the state for its lack of diligence and for pursuing a case that the Department of Law and Judiciary had previously deemed unfit for appeal.
Why it matters
This ruling highlights judicial frustration with bureaucratic inefficiency and the misuse of court resources for frivolous litigation by state agencies.
The Bombay High Court has declined on Thursday (August 20, 2026) to condone a delay of 650 days in filing an appeal against acquittal in a Prevention of Corruption Act case, observing that the Department of Law and Judiciary must function independently of pressure from other State departments.
The report provides a factual summary of a court order without editorializing or taking a political stance.
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