IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Delay Condn. Appln. No.243/08 IN Government Appeal No.92 of 2008 WITH Special Leave to Appeal No.34/08 State of Uttarakhand … Appellant Versus Ramesh S/o Dwarka & two others … Respondents Dated: April 21, 2008 Coram Hon’ble Prafulla C.Pant, J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. This is delay condonation application No.243/08 for condonation of delay in filing the appeal against the acquittal recorded by learned Additional District & Sessions Judge/Ist F.T.C., Haldwani, Distt. Nainital vide his judgment and order dated 7.6.2007 passed in S.T. No.214/2002. Heard Sri Amit Bhatt, learned Addl. G.A. for the State/ appellant. Delay is sufficiently explained in the affidavit of Khusal Ram, Sub Inspector, P.S. Kotwali Haldwani, which is filed with the delay condonation application. The application is allowed. Delay is condoned. Also heard on leave to appeal. Having gone through the impugned judgment and order passed by trial court whereby the accused/respondents Ramesh, Kamlesh and Smt. Phoolmati are acquitted of the charges of offences punishable under Sections 363/366/368/376 of IPC, we do not find any error of law committed by the trial court which requires interference by this Court. There is ample evidence on record as to the fact that the girls were major and also for the findings arrived at by 2 the trial court that neither the charge of rape nor of abduction is proved on record. Having considered the submissions of learned Addl. G.A., we do not find any sufficient reason to grant the leave. Leave to appeal is refused. The appeal stands dismissed. (Dharam Veer, J.) (Prafulla C.Pant, J.) Rajeev Dang