HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Crl LP (D) No. 66/2023 c/w Crl LP (D) No. 43/2023 UT of J & K .....Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Dewakar Sharma, Dy. AG Mr. R.P. Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Assisting counsel v/s Mohd. Azad .....Respondent(s) Through :- None CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PARIHAR, JUDGE ORDER 10.10.2025 CrlM No. 1810/2023 The appeal sought to be preferred against the judgment of acquittal dated 27.04.2023 passed by the Principal Sessions Judge, Poonch [“the Trial Court”] is delayed by 107 days. The respondent, despite notice and having appeared through learned counsel has chosen not to file any objections. We have gone through the application for condonation of delay and are of the considered opinion that sufficient cause is shown by the Union Territory of J & K for filing belated application for leave to appeal. The application for condonation of delay is, therefore, allowed and delay in filing application seeking leave to appeal is condoned. Crl LP (D) No. 66/2023 On the analogy of order passed in the application for condonation of delay and having gone through the judgment passed, the leave to file appeal is granted and, accordingly, the application is disposed of. Sr. No. 16 2 Registry to register the appeal and list the same for consideration on 25.11.2025. CrL LP (D) No. 43/2023 On the analogy of order passed in Crl LP (D) No. 66/2023, this application is also allowed and the applicant is permitted to file the appeal. Registry to diarize the same and list the appeal along with the appeal filed by the Union Territory of J & K. (Sanjay Parihar) (Sanjeev Kumar) Judge Judge JAMMU 10.10.2025 Manik