R/CR.MA/5280/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) NO. 5280 of 2026 In F/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION/1517/2026 ========================================================== VAIBHAVIBEN D/O. BAKUBHAI KADIYA W/O GAURAVBHAI KANJIBHAI DABHI & ANR. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR MOHSIN M HAKIM(5396) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2 MR TIRTHRAJ PANDYA APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI Date : 17/04/2026 ORDER 1. The present application has been filed for condonation of delay of 37 days caused in filing the revision application. 2. Mr. Mohsin M.Hakim, learned advocate for the applicants states that delay has since the applicant was facing financial crunch and had the responsibility of school going minor. 3. In the case of Collector, Land Acquisition, Anantnag and Another v. Mst. Katiji and Others reported in AIR 1987 SC 1353 it has been observed as under :- “3. The legislature has conferred the power to condone delay by enacting Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act of 1963 in order to enable the Courts to do substantial justice to parties by R/CR.MA/5280/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 disposing of matters on 'merits'. The expression "sufficient cause" employed by the legislature is adequately elastic to enable the courts to apply the law in a meaning- ful manner which subserves the ends of justice that being the life-purpose for the existence of the institution of Courts. It is common knowledge that this Court has been making a justifiably liberal approach in matters instituted in this Court. But the message does not appear to have percolated down to all the other Courts in the hierarchy. And such a liberal approach is adopted on principle as it is realized that:- 1. Ordinarily a litigant does not stand to benefit by lodging an appeal late. 2. Refusing to condone delay can result in a meritorious matter being thrown out at the very threshold and cause of justice being defeated. As against this when delay is con- doned the highest that can happen is that a cause would be decided on merits after hearing the parties. 3. "Every day's delay must be explained" does not mean that a pedantic approach should be made. Why not every hour's delay, every second's delay? The doctrine must be applied in a rational common sense pragmatic manner. 4. When substantial justice and technical considerations are pitted against each other, cause of substantial justice deserves to be preferred for the other side cannot claim to have vested right in injustice being done because of a non-deliberate delay. 5. There is no presumption that delay is occasioned deliberately, or on account of culpable negligence, or on account of mala fides. A litigant does not stand to benefit by resorting to delay. In fact he runs a serious risk. 6. It must be grasped that judiciary is respected not on account of its power to legalize injustice on technical grounds but because it is capable of removing injustice and is expected to do so.” 4. In view of the principle laid down in the above referred judgment and considering the averments made in the R/CR.MA/5280/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 application and as the delay is sufficiently explained, the matter requires decision on merits. Hence, delay of 37 days caused in filing the revision application is condoned. The application is allowed. (GITA GOPI,J) Pankaj/37 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: PANKAJ KUMAR PRASAD(HC00967), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/04/2026 14:57:12