State Of Jharkhand & Ors vs Maya Singh & Ors

The Supreme Court allowed the application for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, finding sufficient cause for the 63-day delay in filing the appeal. The Court set aside the High Court's order dismissing the appeal as barred by limitation and directed the High Court to decide the appeal on merits within three months. The Court clarified that it did not address the merits of the case in this order.