AJAY KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE crux of the facts & material, culminating in the commencement, relevant for the limited purpose of deciding the instant petition for condonation of delay of 2492 days (more than 6¾ years) in filing the revision petition and emanating from the record, is that, initially, a criminal case was registered against accused Sunil Gupta s/o late Baij Nath Gupta and his wife Renu Gupta (respondents No.2 and 3), vide FIR No.312 dated 7.12.2004, on accusation of having committed the offences punishable under section 406, 408, 420 and 120 -B IPC by the police of Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar.

(2.) AFTER completion of the investigation, the police submitted the final police report (challan) against the respondents -accused. They were accordingly charge -sheeted for the commission of offences punishable u/ss 420 and 120 -B IPC, by means of order dated 4.11.2006 by the trial

(3.) SEQUELLY , the petitioner -complainant did not feel satisfied and preferred the present revision petition to challenge the indicated impugned order, invoking the provisions of Section 401 Cr.PC alongwith an application for condonation of delay of 2492 days in filing the same, inter - alia pleading that Registry raised some objections and returned the petition. Thereafter, due to change of office of the Advocate, the paper book of the petition was misplaced.