Pradeep Mandal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Criminal Appeal SJ 4921 of 2024 dismissed 18-06-2025; I.A. No. 1 of 2024 under Section 5 Limitation Act for condonation of 180 days delay in memo of appeal rejected; appellant claimed serious illness but no documentary evidence filed; impugned order learnt on 02.04.2024, certified copy obtained; arises from Complaint PS Case 17 of 2023 Lakhisarai (Kumaitha, Halsi); appellants Pradeep, Satrughan, Bullu/Bablu and Bharat Mandal (advocate Manoj Kumar) versus State of Bihar and Geeta Devi (advocate Sadanand Paswan); single-judge bench Nawneet Kumar Pandey.
What did the court decide?
The plea in the interlocutory application that the appellant was seriously ill was unsupported, as no documentary proof ('chit of paper') in that regard had been filed. ¶21