STATE vs YOGESH @ GOLU & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 04.07.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 456/2024 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with SI Pinki, P.S. Sultanpuri and SI Rahul Garg, P.S. Roop Nagar, Delhi versus YOGESH @ GOLU & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ripin Sood and Mr. Yashovir Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J CRL.M.A. 10595/2024 (delay of 325 days) 1. The State has, by way of the above-captioned revision petition, assailed the order dated 30.01.2023, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-02, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Sessions Court‟], in case arising out of FIR No. 102/2022, registered on 21.02.2022 at Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi, for offence punishable under Sections 308/341/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟] and Sections 3(1)(r)/3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 [hereafter „SC&ST Act‟]. By way of the impugned order, the CRL.REV.P. 456/2024 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.07.2025 17:12:21 learned Sessions Court discharged the respondents for offence under Section 308 of IPC and framed charges for offence under Section 323/341/506/34 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r)/3(1)(s)/3(2)(va) of SC&ST Act. 2. However, the present application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟] has been filed, seeking condonation of delay of 325 days in filing the present revision petition. 3. On the issue of condonation of delay, the learned APP for the State submitted that the present petition could not be filed within the