ORDER

Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral). -

CM-127-CI-2021

1. Present application has been filed seeking condonation of delay of 449 days in filing the present appeal.

2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that though, State has not filed any reply to the said application, but submits that delay of 449 days in filing the appeal has not been explained as it should have been, hence the same may kindly be rejected.

3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record with their able assistance.

4. The plea of the applicant-appellant for the condonation of delay has to be considered in the facts and circumstances of each case. There is no straight] acket formula for accepting or rejecting an application seeking condonation of delay. The status of the parties, the reason given in the application and also the other surrounding facts, need to be appreciated while arriving at a decision whether to condone the delay or not. In the present case, the Regular First Appeal filed by the similarly situated appellants have already been allowed.

5. While considering the question of law on the condonation of delay, in somewhat similar circumstances, the delay in fil