1. The petition in M.P.No.2 of 2008 and the unnumbered miscellaneous petition have been filed under S.5 of the Limitation Act, seeking an order to condone the delay of 310 days in filing the unnumbered Criminal Revision Petitions filed against the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.1106 of 2006 and Crl.M.P.No.1105 of 2006 in Spl.C.No.2 of 2006 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate - Cum - Special Judge, Cuddalore.

2. It is an admitted fact that the unnumbered Criminal Revision Petitions have been filed by the petitioner herein who was a third party to the criminal proceeding, that was disposed of by the court below, by a common order, dated 02.07.2007, whereby the accused were discharged from the alleged offence punishable under S.13 (2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 .

3. Mr. V. Jayaprakash Narayanan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the second respondent who was arrayed as Al in Spl.C.C.No.2 of 2006 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate - cum - Special Judge, Cuddalore had filed a petition under S.239 Cr.P.C. seeking an order of discharge. Similar petition was also filed by co - accused / A2. The second respondent / A1 and