Santosh Kumar Verma Vs. State of H.P. & Ors Cr. MP(M) No. 1960 of 2021 08.10.2026 Present: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Raj Pal Thakur, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1-State. M/s. Mukesh Sharma & Rajiv Rai, Advocates, for respondents No.2 and 3. Ms. Shwetima Dogra, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Cr. MP(M) No. 1960 of 2026 M/s. Mukesh Sharma and Rajiv Rai, learned Advocates, have put in appearance on behalf of respondents No. 2 and 3. They pray for and are granted one week's time to file the Power of Attorney. Ms. Shwetima Dogra, learned Advocate, has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No. 4. She prays for and is granted one week's time to file the Power of Attorney. No reply is intended to be filed on behalf of the respondents. For the reasons stated in the application and the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the delay of 98 days in filing the revision petition is condoned. Application is disposed of accordingly. Cr. Rev. No.___of 2023 (Cr.RST/8804/26) Be registered. Notice. Mr. Raj Pal Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, Mr. Mukesh Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Shwetima Dogra, Advocate, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondent No. 1-State, respondents No.2 and 3 & respondent No. 4, respectively. They pray for and are granted four weeks' time to file reply. List on 06.11.2026. In the meanwhile, the records be also requisitioned. (Chirag Bhanu Singh) Judge 08th October, 2026 (Shamsh Tabrez)