Delay Condonation in Appeals Against Acquittal: Section 5 Limitation Act Applies, Appeal Rejected Due to No Exclusion.

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....Condonation of delay by applying Section 5 of the Limitation Act - Section 378(5) of CrPC - In the present case, there is no such exclusionary provision under Section 378 of CrPC, or at any other place in the Code. The benefit of Section 5 read with Sections 2 and 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 can therefore be availed in an appeal against acquittal. There is no force in the contentions raised by the appellants as regards the non-application of Section 5 of the Limitation Act in the present case and the appeal is therefore dismissed.....