ASHWANI SHARMA vs State of U.P. — 1379/2025

Summary of Case 1379/2025 (Ashwani Sharma v. State of U.P.) The court granted Ashwani Sharma's application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone a 21-day delay in filing a criminal petition. The delay occurred because settlement negotiations between the petitioner and Respondent No. 2 (Atul Sharma) were ongoing after an earlier court order dated 05.09.2025, and Respondent No. 2 subsequently refused to settle despite the agreed terms. Applying a liberal approach balancing substantive justice over technical strictness, the court accepted the petitioner's application, imposed a token fine of ₹500, and scheduled the case for hearing on 02.04.2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.