IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Reserved On : December 04, 2025

Pronounced On : December 22, 2025

Union of India .... Applicant-Appellant

vs.

Dharmender Singh .... Respondent

CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR.

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Present : Mr. Narender Kumar Vashist, Senior Panel Counsel

for the applicant/appellant – Union of India.

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SUKHVINDER KAUR , J . :

CRM-11843-2025 :

This is application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 347 days in filing the present appeal. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is

allowed and delay of 347 days in filing the present appeal is hereby

condoned, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

CRM-11844-2025 :

This is application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking exemption to file true

typed copy of the judgment.

Allowed as prayed for.

The application stands disposed of.

Main Appeal :

Aggrieved against the judgment dated 25.07.2023, passed by learned Special Railway Magistrate, Ambala Cantt., whereby the respondent has been acquitted of the charges levelled against him, the appellant has approached this Court by way of present ap