https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792620 An unexplained delay of more than 2100 days in filing the revision petitions was not condoned because the accused had remained outside the process of law and offered an insufficient explanation. A criminal appeal cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution simpliciter; it must be decided on merits after scrutiny of the record, and where the accused is absent the court should appoint amicus curiae before hearing the matter. The appellate court's one-line dismissal without such assistance or merits-based examination was set aside, and the criminal appeals were revived for fresh hearing on merits. en-us Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:25:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792620 An unexplained delay of more than 2100 days in filing the revision petitions was not condoned because the accused had remained outside the process of law and offered an insufficient explanation. A criminal appeal cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution simpliciter; it must be decided on merits after scrutiny of the record, and where the accused is absent the court should appoint amicus curiae before hearing the matter. The appellate court's one-line dismissal without such assistance or merits-based examination was set aside, and the criminal appeals were revived for fresh hearing on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792620