Case Law Analysis
|Meghalaya High Court
Section 5 Limitation Act | Illiteracy and Economic Hardship Constitute Sufficient Cause for Condoning Delay in Criminal Appeal: Meghalaya HC
The Meghalaya High Court has ruled that an illiterate accused, serving as the sole breadwinner and unaware of legal rights, can rely on socio-economic vulnerability as sufficient cause to condone a 244-day delay in filing a criminal appeal. This sets a critical precedent for access to justice, ensuring that poverty and lack of legal education do not bar marginalized individuals from appealing convictions.