IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI

CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.968 of 2025

18 DECEMBER, 2025

Between:

S.Swetha Reddy and two others … Petitioners

AND

Dr. S.Rajesh Reddy and three others

…Respondents

: O R D E R :

Challenging the order, dated 06.10.2025 passed in

Crl.M.P.No.237 of 2025 in Criminal S.R.No.10050 of 2025 by the learned Sessions Judge at Hyderabad, the petitioners filed this

Criminal Revision Case.

2. Heard Mr. SK.Fakruddin Ali, learned counsel for the

petitioners. Perused the record.

3. Case of the petitioners is that they have filed D.V.C.No.322 of 2022 against the respondents, along with an application seeking interim monthly maintenance i.e., Crl.M.P.No.242 of 2023, which was partly allowed, directing respondent No.1 to pay Rs.50,000/- each to petitioner Nos.2 and 3 and also directed to pay arrears of maintenance. However, the relief sought in respect of petitioner No.1 was dismissed. Aggrieved, the petitioner filed an Appeal along

with Crl.M.P.No.237 of 2025 under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963, seeking to condone the delay of (136) days in preferring the D.V.C. Appeal. However, the learned Sessions Judge, by order dated 06.10.2025, dismissed the application filed for delay condonation on the ground that the delay is directly a result of negligence, default or inaction of the petitioners.

Aggrieved further, the present Criminal Revision Case is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the delay occurred due to the time taken in obtaining certified copies, the intervening summer vacation, financial constraints, and the change of Advocate due to non-cooperation of the earlier counsel, and that the delay was neither intentional nor deliberate. It is further submitted that the learned Sessions Judge failed to properly appreciate the reasons put forth by the petitioners for the delay and mechanically dismissed the application filed for condonation of delay. Hence, he prayed to allow the revision by setting aside the impugned order, dated 06.10.2025.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners explaining the cause for the delay in filing the Appeal and in the interest of justice, this Court deems it appropriate to give one more opportunity to the petitioners to contest the matter.

6. In view of the above, the impugned order, dated 06.10.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.237 of 2025 in Criminal S.R.No.10050 of 2025 by the learned Sessions Judge at Hyderabad, is hereby set aside and the delay of (136) days in filing the Appeal is condoned. The Office of the Court of learned Sessions Judge at Hyderabad is directed to number the Appeal forthwith, so as to enable the learned Sessions Judge to proceed with the matter.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Revision Case is allowed.

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

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JUVVADI SRIDEVI, J Date: 18.12.2025 rev