Prakash @ Anila v. State Rep By,

Crl.M.P.No.5676 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.17055 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 and convenience] has been filed with a 'Condonation of Delay' ['COD'] prayer.

2. Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, accepts notice for the respondent and submits that no other separate appeal has been preferred by the appellant before us.

3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of the matter, we accept the reason for delay i.e., that the petitioner was unable to contact his relatives to file an appeal as he is in prison right from his conviction. We also notice that the delay sought to be condoned is 713 days.

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M.SUNDAR, J., and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., gpa Sequitur of the narrative thus far is, delay is condoned and Crl.MP is ordered as prayed for.

(M.S.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 24.04.2023 gpa Crl.M.P.No.5676 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.17055 of 2023 Page Nos.2/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis