Sujit Bhagwan Kamble vs. State of H.P. Cr.MP(M) No. 40 of 2025 07.01.2025 Present: Mr. Ashok K. Tyagi, Advocate, as Legal Aid Counsel, for the petitioner. Ms. Sharmila Patial, Additional Advocate General, for the respondent-State. Cr.MP(M) No. 40 of 2025 Notice. Ms. Sharmila Patial, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondent. For the reasons stated in the application, coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail and had filed the appeal through the Legal Aid Counsel, it cannot be expected that the applicant could have filed the appeal well within time prescribed, therefore, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay of 138 days that has crept up in filing the appeal. Ordered accordingly. Application stands disposed of. Appeal be registered. Cr. Appeal No. of 2025 (CR.A/13753/2024) Admit. Call for the record. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) Judge ( Rakesh Kainthla) Judge January 7, 2025 (Shamsh/ravinder)