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2025 DAILYLAW 13665 (HP)

PRIYANKA KUMARI v. RAKESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER

CRMPM/1142/2025 · 2025-07-30

Sushil Kukreja, Vivek Singh Thakur

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Priyanka Kumari Vs. Rakesh Kumar & Anr. Cr. MP(M) No. 1142/2025 30.07.2025 Present: Mr. Hemant Kumar Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr. Aman Sood, Advocate, for the applicant/appellant. Mr. Harish Kumar, Advocate, vice Mr. Jagat Paul, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Raj Negi, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No. 2/State. Cr. MP(M) No. 1142/2025 This application has been filed by applicant/victim against the judgment of acquittal passed in favour of respondent No. 1. It has been submitted by the counsel appearing for the applicant that the applicant was not associated with day to day proceedings of the trial and, therefore, she was not aware about the date of final judgment passed in favour of respondent No. 1, whereby, he has been acquitted. Further case of the applicant is that in view of status of family of the applicant, she was not able to engage a counsel independently and, therefore, she has requested for appointment of Legal Aid Counsel vide letter dated 27.03.2025 and thereafter Legal Aid Counsel was provided to her. In aforesaid circumstances, appeal against acquittal has been prepared and has been filed alongwith this application. ...2... By filing reply prayer for condonation of delay has been opposed on behalf of respondent No. 1. Taking into consideration the pleadings of parties and submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and the fact that applicant was not expected to remain associated with day to day proceedings of the trial, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Application is allowed and disposed of. Cr. Appeal No. /2025 (Cr. A/3758/2025) Appeal be registered. Records be requisitioned. List for consideration on 23.09.2025. ( Vivek Singh Thakur ) Judge ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge 30th July, 2025 (raman)