State v. Premalata Bhoi
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay refused; State's criminal leave petition dismissed. State of Orissa (petitioner, through Ms. B.Sahu, A.G.A.) versus Premalata Bhoi & Ors. (opposite parties, through B.sahoo, B.mohanty, A.tripathy), CRLLP No.125 of 2008, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 10.10.2025 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra: 410-day delay in presenting leave application filed in 2008 not condoned; State counsel's explanation held unsatisfactory after lapse of over one and a half decades; I.A. for condonation dismissed and leave application consequently dismissed. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary amount involved.
What did the court decide?
The explanation given by the State counsel for the delay of 410 days in presenting the leave application is not satisfactory. ¶¶19