Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010238532024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1112/2024 AKAN KALITA S/O SRI NILAMBAR KALITA @ NILAMBAR DAS, RESIDENT OF BESIMARI, PS MANIKPUR, DIST BONGAIGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY PP ASSAM 2:RAJU RAY S/O LATE TAJIN RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ADLAGURI PS MANIKPUR DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM 78339 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D BORA, MR. N MAHAJAN,MR. P K DAS,MR. A CHAUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Linked Case : AKAN KALITA Page No.# 2/2 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR ------------ Advocate for : MR. D BORA Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER Date : 16/03/2026 (Michael Zothankhuma, J) Mr. D. Bora, learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is a delay of 18 days in preferring the appeal against the conviction of the applicant/appellant under section 6 of the POCSO Act. Mr. R.R. Kaushik, learned APP, Assam, submits that he has got no objection to the delay being condoned. Accordingly, the delay is condoned. Registry to list the appeal. IA is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant