IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.552 of 2008 THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR Versus SANT LAL CHAUDHARY & ANR ----------- For the Appellants : None For the Respondents : Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Avinash Kumar Ambastha, Advocate -------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------- Dated, the 4th August, 2008. None appears for the appellants. In the circumstances we are constrained to dismiss the petition for condonation of delay (I.A. No.4328 of 2008) in default. 2. We order accordingly. 3. Since the application for condonation of delay has been dismissed, the appeal is liable to be dismissed as time barred and is dismissed. We order accordingly. 4. Upon dismissal of appeal, the stay application (I.A. No.4327 of 2008) does not survive. The same stands dismissed accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-