IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1468 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2015 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1. Krishna Kumar Mahto @ Kishun Mahto @ Kishun Mahto S/o Kedar Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 2. Anil Kumar Mahto @ Anil Mahto S/o Kishun Mahto @ Kishnu Mahto @ Kishun Mahto @ Krishna Kumar Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 3. Manoj Kumar Mahto @ Munna Mahto S/o Kedar Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 4. Rajiv Kumar Mahto @ Rajiv Mahto S/o Rajo Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 5. Mohan Kumar Mahto @ Mohan Mahto S/o Baij Nath Mahto @ Baidya Nath Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 6. Sachin Mahto S/o Mohan Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 7. Sunil Kumar Mahto @ Sunil Mahto S/o Kishun Mahto @ Kishnu Mahto @ Kishun Mahto @ Krishna Kumar Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani 8. Sanjiv Kumar @ Sanjit Kumar Mahto @ Sanjit Mahto @ Sanjit @ Baua Mahto S/o Raju Mahto Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Dana Devi W/o Mahavir Paswan Resident of Village- Dip, P.s.- Jhanjharpur R.S., Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ramchandra Jha Raman For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 02-07-2025 Re: I.A. No. 01 of 2025 Heard. 2. This interlocutory application has been filed for condonation of delay of 103 days in preferring the Memo of Appeal. Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1468 of 2025(3) dt.02-07-2025 2/2 3. It has been submitted on behalf of the appellants that after passing of the impugned order dated 26-09-2024 passed in G.R. No. 1529 of 2015, T.R. No. 292 of 2022 arising out of Lakhnaur (R.S.O.P.) P.S. Case No. 128 of 2015, the family members of the appellants approached the conducting lawyer and they were advised to come with certain documents. The appellants could not be able to arrange money in time for engaging a lawyer to prefer the appeal and that is why, delay occurred in preferring the appeal. 4. The cause of delay has not sufficiently been explained. 5. Since by impugned order dated 26-09-2024, the petition for discharge filed by the appellants was rejected, so, it cannot be said that they were not aware of the order passed by the court below. 6. Accordingly, the interlocutory application No. 01 of 2025 is rejected and consequently, the present appeal also stands dismissed. A.K.V.//- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T