( 1 ) THIS Criminal Revision Petition under S. 397, Crlpc, is by the petitioner a prisoner in Bellary Jail through the Jail Superintendent, challenging the order passed by the Sessions Judge, Bellary in Crla. 13/77 rejecting the request for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. The appeal has not been disposed of by the learned Sessions Judge on merits. But, it was dismissed on the ground that the petitioner had not shown sufficient cause to condone the delay in filing the criminal Appeal.

( 2 ) THE facts necessary for the disposal of this criminal revision petition are these: Certain private complaint was filed by the complainant in CC. 127/1975 on the file of Judicial Magistrate First Class, hadagalli, alleging offences under Ss. 362, 368, 424 and 497 of the IPC, against the petitioner and another. The learned Magistrate framed charges, examined prosecution witnesses and defence witnesses and adjourned the case to hear arguments and heard arguments on 6-11-75 and posted the case for- judgment on 17-11-75 and pronounced the judgment recording conviction and sentence, by rejecting the application filed on behalf of the petitioner to exempt the absence of the accused from the C

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