Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 929 · Decided 12 August 2008
State (Nct of Delhi) v. Ahmed Jaan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 929 · [2008] 12 S.C.R. 28
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1262/2008
- Decided
- 12 August 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 401; Limitation Act
Headnote
12 S.C.R. 28 STATE (NCT OF DELHI) V. AHMED JAAN (Criminal Appeal No. 1262 of 2008) AUGUST 12, 2008 [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ] Limitation Act, 1963: C . s. 5 - Condonation of delay - "sufficient cause" - HELD: It is sufficiency of the cause. which counts, and not D cient cause" should be considered with pragmatism in justice oriented approach rather than technical detection of sufficient cause for explaining every day's <lelay - Matter remitted to High Court to decide the criminal revision on merits - Sug­ gestions made to prevent delay
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