Sri Biswajit Sen v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this interlocutory order, the Gauhati High Court considered an application for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The applicant sought to file a criminal revision petition challenging an order by the Additional Sessions Judge, Udalguri, upholding a conviction under Sections 341 and 354 of the IPC. The applicant faced a delay of 136 days due to obtaining certified copies, referencing the judgment, and receiving appointment letters for Legal Aid counsel. The Additional Public Prosecutor did not object. The Court found the grounds satisfactory, condoned the delay, and directed the Registry to change the application's nomenclature from criminal appeal to criminal revision.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 136 days condoned; Registry directed to alter application nomenclature to 'criminal revision'; case listed for admission.