Ravindra v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR ORDER SHEET CRMP No. 739 of 2016 Ravindra Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

25/11/2016 Ms. Sharmila Singhai, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer for the State.

Shri VK Pandey, Advocate for the respondents No.2 to 5. Heard on IA No.1, which is an application for condonation of delay.

For the reasons assigned in the application and found them to be satisfactory, IA No.1 is allowed and delay of 127 days in filing the petition is condoned.

Heard on admission.

Taking into consideration the submissions put forth by the counsel for the petitioner, a strong case has been made out and arguable point has been raised by the petitioner assailing the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 16.10.2015 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ramanujganj, in Criminal Appeal No.40/2015.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. Leave is granted. Registry is directed to register this case as an Acquittal Appeal.

The acquittal appeal is also admitted for hearing. As the respondents are represented by respective counsel, requirement of issuance of fresh notice to the respondents is dispensed with.

List it for final hearing in due course.

Petitioner counsel shall supply two complete sets of petition along with memo of appeal to the the counsel for the respondents No.2 to 5.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) JUDGE Inder