PATNA, India, Sept. 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 11:

Re: I. A. No. 02 of 2024 The present interlocutory application has been filed under Section-5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 20 days caused in preferring the present appeal.

2. Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das, learned counsel for the applicant/appellant, Mr. Arun Kumar Bhagat, learned A.C. to AAG-12 for the State and Mr. Mithilesh Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent No.6.

3. We have considered the submissions canvassed by learned counsel for the parties. We have also perused the averments made in this application.

4. In view of the averments made in this application and the submissions canvassed by the learned counsel for the applican...