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Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 79/R of 1981, decided on 3rd March, 1982.
(Against the judgment and order dated 4‑10‑1981 of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 11‑Q of 1981).
‑‑ Art. 185(3)‑Delay‑Condonation ‑ Contention that petitioner having been suffering from eyesore could not secure certified copy of impugned order in time hence delay in filing petition for leave to appeal be condoned‑Suffering from eyesore, held, hardly a reason for delay of over a month in filing petition.‑[Delay].
Manzoor Ellahi, Advocate Supreme Court and M. Kowkab Iqbal, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
Nemo for the State.
Date of hearing : 3rd March, 1982.
‑This is a petition for special leave to appeal against the order/judgment dated 4‑10‑1981 of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench in Cr. M. No. 11‑Q/81 whereby the petitioner's application under section 561‑A, Cr. P. C. was dismissed.
2. It may be mentioned that the petition is barred by 33 days. The petitioner has filed an application for the condonation of delay stating therein that as he was suffering from eyesore and, therefore, he could not secure the certified copy of the impugned order in time. This could hardly be a reason for the delay of over a month in filing the present petition.
3. The petitioner filed an application for the quashment of the proceed ings in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, but the same was dismissed on 4‑10‑1981. Feeling aggrieved the petitioner filed the present petition on 13‑12‑1981. No valid or reasonable cause is shown for the delay in filing this petition which is hopelessly time barred and is accordingly dismissed.
Petition dismissed.
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