STATE OF U.P. vs KASHI PRASAD . — Crl.A. No. 3/2002

Summary: Crl.A. No. 3/2002 - State of U.P. v. Kashi Prasad & Anr. Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed State of U.P.'s appeal on January 7, 2002, granting special leave and condoning a 22-day delay in filing the appeal against an acquittal order in a murder case. The High Court of Allahabad had previously refused to condone the delay, citing non-furnishing of accused addresses. Reasoning & Direction: The Court held that a State appeal should not be defeated merely on procedural delay grounds, especially since the accused had subsequently provided addresses and appeared before the Court. The Court set aside the High Court's order and regularized the appeal, directing the High Court to dispose of the substantive appeal on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.