DIVISION BENCH HON'BLE SH 563 of2< lant State of Chhattisgarh, Through The Dlstrict Magistrate, Raipur (CG) Arun Verma, aged about 23 years, S/o Bisur Ram Verma, R/o Village Seldar Shivni, Thana : Kharora, Distt ApolicatiQn for arant of ieave to appeal under Section 378(3) and memo ofappeal under Sectlon 378{15 oTCr.P.C. 'resent: Shri Akhii Agrawal, iearned Panel Lawyer for the State/ pstitioner. (181" September, 2010) The foliowing order of the Court was passed by Shri Akhil Agrawai, learned Panel Lawyer, for the petitioner/ State is heard. 2) The petition filed by the petitioner/ State under Section 378 (3) of Cr.P.C. on 02.04.2004 for grant of leave to appeal against the acquittai of respondent/ accused Arun Verma vide impugned judgment dated 31.12.2003, is reported to be time barred by 3 davs. 3) No appllcation for condonation of the delay in filing the petition under Section 378 (3) of Cr.P.C. was filed along with the tion. 4) tn fact, no such application has been filed till date though a period of more than six years has elapsed since filing of the petition in the year 2004. 5) In this view of the matter, we do not find any justificatlon in the prayer of iearned Panel Lawyer for grant of more time in that behalf. >) The above prayer of iearned Panel Lawyer, therefore, is 7) As the petitioner/ State has miserably failed in showing any cause, much less sufficient cause for the delay in filing the petition under Section 378 (3) of Cr.P.C., we are left with no other option, but to dismiss the petition as barred by time. 8) The petition filed by the petitioner/ State under Section 378 (3) of Cr.P.C. for grant of ieave to appeal against the acquittal of respondent/ accused Arun Verma, therefore, is dismissed as 'time-barred'. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Judge subbu