Under 156(3) crpc can a third party has locus standi

u/s 156(3) 3rd party has no locus standi MAY BE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE COURT May grant locus standi status to a 3rd party/.

IN the following Madras High court case it was held:

30. If a petition to condone the delay, under Section 5 of Limitation Act is filed by a convicted accused, the Court has to show leniency, so as to decide the main revision or appeal on merits. However, in case of petition, filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act, by a complainant or third party, in an unnumbered revision petition, which is legally not maintainable, the Court need not show any leniency in allowing the petition. As the unnumbered revision petitions filed by third party are legally not maintainable, apart from the fact that there is no bonafide reason assigned by the petitioner to condone the inordinate delay of 310 days in filing the unnumbered criminal revision petitions, I answer both the points for determination against the petitioner / third party herein. Therefore, I am of the view that the miscellaneous petition is liable to be dismissed and the unnumbered miscellaneous petition and the unnumbered criminal revision petitions are liable to be rejected.