IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Delay Condonation Application no. 281 of 2008 & Special Leave to appeal application No. 39 of 2008 IN Govt. Appeal No. 99 of 2008 State of Uttarakhand ----Appellant/applicant. Vs. 1. Suggan S/o Cheta, 2. Sanjay S/o Ram Singh, 3. Dharmendra S/o Chandar, 4. Som S/o Lalla, All r/o village Bhurna, Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar. ----Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Dated May 16, 2008 Per Coram:- Sri Harish Pujari, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate and Sri Nandan Arya, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate are present for the appellant/State. This is delay condonation application no. 281/08 whereby condonation of delay has been sought in filing appeal against the judgment and order dated 15.11.2007 passed by learned II Addl. Sessions Judge, Haridwar in Sessions Trial No. 250/1999. Heard. There is delay of 74 days’ in filing appeal, which is sufficiently explained in the affidavit of Shanti Kumar, filed with the delay condonation application. The delay condonation application is allowed. The delay in filing appeal is hereby condoned. Also heard on leave to appeal application and perused the impugned judgment and order dated 15.11.2007 passed by learned II Addl. Sessions Judge, Haridwar in Sessions Trial No. 250/1999, whereby the accused/respondents Suggan, Sanjay, Dharmendra and Som are acquitted of the charge of offences punishable u/s 323/34, 436/34, 504, 506 I.P.C. Having considered submissions of Sri Nandan Arya, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate for the State/appellant and after going through the impugned judgment and order, we do not find sufficient reason to grant leave, as the Trial Court has well discussed the evidence on record and has given sufficient reasons for holding that the charges against the accused/ respondents stand not proved. Leave is refused. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed. (Dharam Veer, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 16.05.2008 NCM