Partly allowed
Dharmnath Jha v. The State of Bihar
Patna HCCR. APP (SJ)/4373/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the IA for condonation of a 165-day delay in filing the criminal appeal. The main appeal challenging the acquittal of the respondent nos. 2 and 3 was dismissed at the admission stage, as the High Court found no illegality or perversity in the trial court's acquittal despite the prosecution's inability to produce witnesses. Judgment
What did the court decide?
The IA for condonation of delay is allowed; the criminal appeal is dismissed at the stage of admission.