A delay of 1,347 days in filing the revision against the judgment rendered in Criminal Appeal No. 38/89 by Principal Sessions Judge, Ramnad at Madurai now at Sivaganga before this Court is sought to be condoned under S. 5 of the Limitation Act by the petitioner by name Subramania Achari, who is the resident of Door No. 53/14, Periya Kadai Veethi, Aranthangi, Pudukottai District.

2. The brief fact which prompted to seek the above relief are stated as follows :- Being a jeweller by profession, on 30-7-1984 the Inspector of Police, Devakottai, manoeuvred him to part with thirty two grams of gold bar pursuant to the confession given by one accused, by name Raheem, as a stolen jewel, despite his resistance. Though he has not committed any offence, however, he was compelled by the Inspector of Police at the behest of arrest and hence he had obliged to give thirty two grams of gold ingot out of 198-100 grams. This is followed by complaint given by him pointing out the illegal seizure on 1-8-1984 to the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devakottai. The main case of theft ended since the accused pleaded guilty. Therefore, he filed a petition in Crl.M.P. No. 1904 of 1984 before th