I.A. No.1 of 2019
The present interlocutory application has been filed
by the appellant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for
condoning the delay of about eight years seven months
and fourteen days in preferring the appeal.
2. The case is of year 1993, where respondent nos.
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2062 of 2019(10) dt.16-02-2026
2-7 alleged to enter into premises of informant, who was
working as Circle Officer along with 300 unknown persons and
prevented them to discharge their official duties and also
assaulted them for which, Hilsa P.S. Case No.210/1993 was
lodged on 13.08.1993 for the offences punishable under
Sections 147, 148, 149, 448, 427, 353, 332, 427 of the IPC
and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The informant being C.O.
also alleged to give order to the bodyguards along with Block
Development Officer, where ten rounds of firing was made for
which a counter case was also lodged against the informant. It
further appears that no prosecution witnesses were turned up
for long 13 years, as charge in this matter was framed on
20.12.1997 after exhausting all process to secure their
presence, therefore, the respondents/accused persons were
acquitted by learned trial court vide its order dated
01.10.2010 under Section 232 of the CrPC.
