IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.215 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2018 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1. Shiv Pujan Singh S/o- Late Sukhdeo Singh @ Surnath Singh Resident of Village- Khetila PS- Atri Dist- Gaya 2. Alvela Singh S/o- Late Surya Dev Singh @ Late Surdeo Singh Resident of Village- Khetila PS- Atri Dist- Gaya 3. Utam Singh @ Utam Kumar S/o- Shiv Pujan Singh Resident of Village- Khetila PS- Atri Dist- Gaya ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Shiv Balak Choudhary S/o- Late Lal Kishori Choudhary R/v- Khetila Ps- Atri Dist- Gaya ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Kamlesh Kumar For the Respondent/s : Ms. Usha Kumari 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 06-05-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Special P.P. for the State. 2. Learned Special P.P. at the outset submits that from perusal of the limitation application, it would manifest that there is a delay of more than 14 months in filing the instant appeal, on which, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants submits that appellants were outside the State of Bihar and thus could not file the appeal in time. 3. After going through the pleadings made in the limitation application, the Court finds no reason to condone the Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.215 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 delay of 14 months in filing the appeal. 4. The limitation application as well as the appeal is dismissed. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T