https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175821 Delay in filing and re-filing a criminal revision petition under Section 5 is to be assessed on whether sufficient cause is shown, construed liberally in favour of substantial justice. The Court applied a pragmatic, justice-oriented approach and held that a plausible explanation for the delay should not be rejected on a technical or pedantic view. As the explanation on record was found acceptable and no deliberate inaction or mala fides was established, the refusal to condone delay was set aside. The revision was remitted to the High Court for decision on merits. en-us Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175821 Delay in filing and re-filing a criminal revision petition under Section 5 is to be assessed on whether sufficient cause is shown, construed liberally in favour of substantial justice. The Court applied a pragmatic, justice-oriented approach and held that a plausible explanation for the delay should not be rejected on a technical or pedantic view. As the explanation on record was found acceptable and no deliberate inaction or mala fides was established, the refusal to condone delay was set aside. The revision was remitted to the High Court for decision on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175821