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Babulal Mahto @ Babulal Sah v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC5 Feb 2026CR. APP (SJ)/5126/2025

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Patna High Court, single judge (Satyavrat Verma, J), order dated 05-02-2026 in CR. APP (SJ) No. 5126 of 2025; Babulal Mahto @ Babulal Sah v. The State of Bihar and Krishna Ram, A.S.I.; criminal appeal dismissed for failure to condone delay; I.A. No. 01 of 2026 rejected; ignorance of law / unawareness of limitation provision (90-day period) held not a ground for condonation of delay; arising out of PS Case No. 270 of 2023, P.S. Bhagwanpur Hat, District Siwan; appellant counsel Ramchandra Sahni; Special PP Usha Kumari 1; no statute or precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

The Court declined to condone the delay in filing the appeal, rejected I.A. No. 01 of 2026, and consequently dismissed the appeal. ¶19

Babulal Mahto @ Babulal Sah Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.5126 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2023 Thana- BHAGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan

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Babulal Mahto @ Babulal Sah Son of Late Chijha Mahto Resident of VillageKauria Tola, Raman Ray, P.S.- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Krishna Ram, A.S.I. Bhagwanpur Hat, P.S.- Bhagwanpur Hat, DistrictSiwan Bihar

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Usha Kumari 1, Special PP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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3 05-02-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Special PP for the State, Ms. Usha Kumari 1.

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The learned Special PP, at the outset, submits that from perusal of Para-4 of the limitation application, it would manifest that the ground on which delay in filing appeal is being sought to be condoned is untenable, as it is pleaded that appellant/petitioner being unaware about the specific provision of law, the present appeal was not filed within a stipulated period of 90 days.

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The learned Special PP submits that the ground seeking condonation in filing appeal is completely untenable, as not knowing a provision of law cannot be a ground for

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.5126 of 2025(3) dt.05-02-2026 2/2

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approaching the Court at a belated stage.

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The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant is not in a position to rebut the submission of the learned Special PP for the State.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned Special PP for the State, the Court is not inclined to condone the delay in filing the appeal, I.A. No. 01 of 2026 is rejected and accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

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Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Rishabh/-

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