Muniappan v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.M.P.No.4460 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.14235 of 2023 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] has been filed with a 'Condonation of Delay' ['COD'] prayer qua filing of a regular Criminal Appeal against an order and sentence of conviction.

2. Ms.Monesha Mathambika, learned counsel representing the counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned State Additional Public Prosecutor who accepts notice for the lone respondent are before us.

3. We are informed that the appellant has not preferred any appeal against the conviction.

4. Considering the facts and circumstances and the nature of the mater, we accept the reason for delay i.e., pandemic situation, illiteracy and poverty.

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M.SUNDAR, J., and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., gpa Sequitur is, delay is condoned and captioned Crl.MP is ordered as prayed for.

[M.S.J.,] [M.N.K.J.,] 30.03.2023 gpa Crl.M.P.No.4460 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.14235 of 2023 Page Nos.2/3

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