IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2323 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2015 Thana- SC/ST District- Siwan ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Mishra S/o- Late Brij Kishore Mishra Village- Sarari Ps- Goreyakothi Dist- Siwan ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. vijay Kumar Manjhi son of Ramprit Manjhi Village- Sarari Ps- Goreyakothi Dist- Siwan ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 10-07-2025 Re:- I.A. No. 01 of 2025. The present interlocutory application has been filed for condonation of delay of 709 days in preferring the memo of appeal. 2. It has been submitted on behalf of the appellant that there is no proper explanation for the delay. Moreover, the delay in preferring this appeal is incondonable in light of the second proviso to Section 14A(3) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. Considering the fact that this application for condonation of delay has been filed after 709 days, the delay cannot be condoned. Accordingly, this interlocutory application stands rejected. 4.Consequently, the appeal is dismissed. Nirmal/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T