HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 869/2025 Vinodpuri S/o Prabhupuri, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Modi P.s.

Khairoda Tehsil Vallabhnagar, District Udaipur (Raj)

----Petitioner Versus

1. Jitesh Kumar Gopawat S/o Neemat Lal Gopawat, R/o Kharsan, Tehsil Vallabhnagar, P.s. Khairoda, District Udaipur.

2. State Of Rajasthan, Pp ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Deepika Soni For Respondent(s) : Mr. Surendra Bishnoi, AGA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

05/03/2026

1. The instant criminal revision petition filed by the petitioner against the judgment dated 25.04.2024 passed by the learned appellate court affirming the judgment of conviction passed by the learned trial court for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is barred by limitation from 353 days. An application has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act seeking condonation of delay.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the delay in filing the revision petition has occurred due to bona fide circumstances. It is submitted that the petitioner was not well acquainted with the legal procedure and due to lack of proper legal advice the re