Rahim Munawar Pathan v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
An interim application was filed seeking condonation of a four-year and seventeen-day delay in preferring a criminal appeal. The Court held that the delay arose due to pursuing remedies before the wrong forum, thus extending the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act and allowed the application.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of delay in preferring criminal appeal allowed under Section 14 of the Limitation Act.