IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1639 OF 2010 Between: Sudish Chandra & 3 others … PETITIONERS And The State of A.P. … RESPONDENT This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1639 OF 2010 ORDER: 1. This revision petition is sought to be filed by A1 to A4 against order dated 19.06.2010, passed by the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, in Crl.M.P.No.418 of 2009, condoning delay of 92 days in filing criminal appeal against acquittal in C.C.No.170 of 2003. In the lower Appellate Court, the delay was sought to be explained by pleading administrative grounds. 2. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that filing of appeal is also part of duty of the police along with bandobasth duty and investigation duty. The Police or the State or the Public Prosecutor cannot straight away file an appeal like any other private party. Before filing appeal, the Police have to obtain written consent of the District Magistrate or the Commissioner of Police as the case may be as a condition precedent for filing the appeal. Obtaining consent from the Commissioner of Police caused delay in filing the appeal. The lower Court took note of the said administrative grounds and rightly condoned the delay of 92 days in filing the appeal by the State. There is no infirmity in the order passed by the lower Court. 3. Hence, the criminal revision petition is dismissed. ______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 16, 2010 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1639 OF 2010 August 16, 2010 KL