Jakir Hussain v. Stateof Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
The single judge order condoned a delay of 581 days in filing a statutory criminal appeal under Section 374 CrPC. Justice M. Nirmal Kumar held that since the petitioner was convicted and in prison, condoning the delay was necessary for substantial justice. The Public Prosecutor raised no objection.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of delay of 581 days in filing the Criminal Appeal.