Ankit Gupta v. Joginder Singh

Himachal Pradesh HC14 Jul 2026CRMPM/1268/2026

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Ankit Gupta vs. Joginder Singh; CR.RST No.5376/2026; condonation of delay of 71 days allowed; petition registered; notice to respondent returnable 03.08.2026; Cr.MP(M) No.1268 of 2026; CRMPST No.5446 of 2026; Rs. 60,000/- deposited with trial Court; Rs. 16,000/- outstanding payable within two weeks; substantive sentence imposed by learned Court below suspended till next hearing; Sandeep Sharma, Judge; decided 14.07.2026.

What did the court decide?

Delay of 71 days in filing the petition condoned and petition directed to be registered; notice ordered to the respondent returnable for 03.08.2026; substantive sentence imposed by the learned Court below suspended till the next date of hearing, subject to payment of the outstanding Rs. 16,000/- within two weeks. ¶¶7

Ankit Gupta Vs Joginder Singh — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 71 days in filing the accompanying petition, which is barred by limitation, should be condoned. +1 more

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Court's answer

The delay of 71 days in filing the petition is neither intentional nor deliberate, occurred due to circumstances completely beyond the control of the applicant/petitioner, and has been sufficiently explained; it is condoned, the petition is to be registered, and the condonation application stands disposed of.

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Ratio / Principle

Till the next date of hearing (03.08.2026), the substantive sentence imposed by the learned Court below shall remain suspended, subject to the petitioner clearing the outstanding amount of Rs. 16,000/- on or before that date.

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Ankit Gupta vs. Joginder Singh, CR.RST No.5376/2026 (decided 14.07.2026, Sandeep Sharma, Judge): The application (Cr.MP(M) No.1268 of 2026) praying for condonation of delay of 71 days in filing the accompanying petition, which was barred by limitation, was allowed - the delay being neither intentional nor deliberate and having occurred due to circumstances completely beyond the control of the applicant/petitioner, it was held sufficiently explained and condoned; the petition was directed to be registered and notice was ordered to be issued to the respondent, returnable for 03.08.2026. In the connected matter CRMPST No.5446 of 2026, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that Rs. 60,000/- already stood deposited with the learned trial Court and only Rs. 16,000/- remained payable, to be paid within two weeks; accordingly, till the next date of hearing, the substantive sentence imposed by the learned Court below was ordered to remain suspended, subject to the petitioner clearing the outstanding amount on or before 03.08.2026.

Ankit Gupta v. Joginder Singh

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