RAJESH RANA AND OTHERS Versus STATE OF HP CRMPM-156 of 2026 23.02.2026 Present: Mr. Raditya Katoch, Advocate, for the applicants/petitioners. Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for the respondent-State. CRMPM-156 of 2026 By way of instant application filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act, prayer has been made on behalf of the applicants/petitioners for condonation of delay in maintaining the accompanying criminal revision petition, which is barred by limitation. Learned Additional Advocate General fairly states that no reply is required to be filed and this Court may pass appropriate orders. Having carefully perused the averments contained in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, this Court finds no impediment in accepting the prayer, especially when delay caused in maintaining accompanying criminal revision petition does not appear to be intentional or willful, rather same has occurred on account of circumstances, which were completely beyond the control of the applicant, as such, the same deserves to be condoned. In view of above, delay, which has been otherwise sufficiently explained is condoned. The application is disposed of. Cr. Revision No. _______ of 2026 (CR.R-12390 of 2025) Be registered. Admit. Notice. Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondent. List on 17.04.2026. Cr.MP No. of 2023 (CRMPST No. 12392/25) Notice in aforesaid terms. Reply be filed on or before next date of hearing. In the meanwhile, execution/ operation of impugned judgment dated 30.08.2025, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Palampur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, in Criminal Appeal No.253 of 2017, shall remain stayed qua remand. Cr.MP No. of 2023 (CRMPST No. 12392/25) The application is disposed of with a direction to the applicant/petitioner to file the certified copy of judgment in issue within six weeks. February 23, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma) (sunil) Judge