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2026 DAILYLAW 6652 (HP)

MANOHAR LAL v. GURMEET SINGH AND ANOTHER

CRMPM/735/2026 · 2026-05-04

Sandeep Sharma

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MANOHAR LAL Versus GURMEET SINGH AND ANOTHER CRMPM-735 of 2026 04.05.2026 Present: Mr. Paras Ram, Advocate, vice Mr. B.R. Kashyap, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State. CRMPM-735 of 2026 By way of instant application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, prayer has been made on behalf of the applicant/petitioner for condonation of delay in maintaining the accompanying petition, which is barred by limitation. Having carefully perused the averments contained in the application, which is duly supported by affidavit, this Court is convinced and satisfied that delay in maintaining the accompanying petition is neither intentional nor deliberate, rather same has occurred on account of the circumstances, which were completely beyond the control of the applicant/petitioner and as such, delay in filing the petition, which in my considered view has been sufficiently explained, is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Cr. Revision No.______ of 2026 Be registered. Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No.2/State. Separate notice to respondent No.1 be also issued, on taking steps within one week, returnable within six weeks. Cr.MP No._____ of 2026 (CRMPST/3214/2026) Be registered. Notice in aforesaid terms. Reply, if any, be filed on or before the next date of hearing. In the meantime, substantive sentence imposed by the learned Court below shall remain suspended, subject to applicant/petitioner’s depositing 50% of the compensation amount and furnishing personal bonds in the sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court within a period of three weeks. Cr.MP No._____ of 2026 (CRMPST/3215/2026) Be registered. The application is disposed of with the direction to applicant/petitioner to file certified copy of documents in issue, within a period of four weeks. May 04, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge