HARBHAJAN SINGH BHALLA vs STATE OF DELHI . — Crl.A. No. 1573/2007

Summary: Crl.A. No. 1573/2007 — Harbhajan Singh Bhalla v. State of Delhi On 16 November 2007, the Supreme Court allowed Harbhajan Singh Bhalla's appeal against the High Court's dismissal of his criminal revision petition. The High Court had dismissed the petition as barred by limitation (91 days delay), but the Supreme Court held that courts should liberally condone such delays absent compelling circumstances. The Court condoned the 91-day delay, restored the revision petition to the High Court's board, and remitted the matter for hearing on merits, requesting expeditious disposal given the petition's 2002 origin. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.