V.K. Shali, J.— (ORAL)

Crl.M.A.17662/2011

1. This is an application filed by the appellant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 seeking condonation of 170 days’ delay in filing the appeal.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 30.9.2008, an information was received vide DD No.6-A at 3:45 A.M. by PS:Vasant Kunj, New Delhi that one Ms. Soumya Vishwanathan was found murdered in her Maruti Zen car, bearing the registration No.DL-2CR-5801 at Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, who was shot in her head by a gun. An FIR No.481/2008 under Section 302 IPC was registered on the same date at PS:Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The investigation of the said case was carried out by Inspector Shakir Hassan, the then SHO, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. In the meanwhile, the accused Ravi Kapoor along with his associates, Amit Kumar Shukla and the present appellant was arrested in FIR No.69/2009 under Sections 302/365/397/201/411/403/412/468/471/482/120B/34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act registered by PS:Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. In the said case, the abovenamed persons had kidnapped one Ms. Jigeesha Ghosh from near her house in Vasant Kunj area and after robbing her of va