STATE (NCT OF DELHI) vs NAVRAJ DAHIYA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 23.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 16.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 17.02.2026 + CRL.REV.P. 911/2024 STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State along with SI Ajay. versus NAVRAJ DAHIYA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar and Mr. Sanjay Jain, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J CRL.M.A. 20896/2024 (condonation of delay) 1. The State has approached this Court, by way of the above- captioned revision petition filed under Sections 397/401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟], seeking setting aside of the order dated 22.02.2023, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-3, North West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Sessions Court‟], in case arising out of FIR No. 219/2017, registered for commission of offence under Sections Signature Not Verified Crl. M.A. 20896/2024 in CRL.REV.P. 911/2024 Page 1 of 10 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:17.02.2026 19:03:53 323/307/342/365/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟] at Police Station North Rohini, Delhi. By way of the said order, the learned Sessions Court had discharged the respondent- accused Navraj Dahiya in the present FIR. 2. However, the present application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed – seeking condonation of delay of 413 days in filing the present revision petition. 3. On the issue of condonation of delay, the learned APP for the State, while referring to the averments in the application, has argued that the State could not file the present petition before this Court within the stipulated period, as the file pertainin