A.Mohamed Irfan v. The Union Of India Its Rep By,

Crl.M.P.No.3726 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.12299 of 2023 (Filing No.) M.SUNDAR, J., and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., [Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,] Captioned 'Criminal Miscellaneous Petition' ['Crl.MP' for the sake of brevity and convenience] has been filed with a 'Condonation of Delay' ['COD'] prayer qua 32 days delay in filing the captioned criminal appeal under Section 21 of 'National Investigation Agency Act, 2008' [hereinafter 'NIA Act' for the sake of convenience] more particularly Section 21(4) of NIA Act.

2. Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Special Public Prosecutor for NIA cases, who accepts notice on behalf of the lone respondent submits that no other appeal has been filed as regards the same order by the same appellant.

3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of the matter, contents of the affidavit and submissions of learned counsel Page Nos.1/3

Mr.Abdul Basith, we accept the reason for the delay, namely financial difficulty in making the arrangement.

The sequitur is, delay is condoned. Further sequitur is, captioned Crl.M.P is ordered as prayed for.

(M.S.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 15.03.2023 gpa Page Nos.2/3

M.SUNDAR, J., and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., gpa Crl.M.P.No.3726 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.12299 of 2023 (Filing No.) 15.03.2023 Page Nos.3/3