Page No.# 1/3 GAHC040014172024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(Crl)/85/2024 Raithuibo Pamai Nepoleon Son of Shri Raithuibo, resident of Chakha, PO and PS Maram, Senapati, Manipur. VERSUS The State of AP and Anr represented by the PP of AP 2:Mis X Age: 0 Occupation : Victim of PSG SC (POCSO) Case No. 20/ 2022 represented by Miss Tokmem Dai Daughter of Shri Ajom Mengu resident of High Region Colony Pasighat PO and PS Pasighat East Siang District Arunachal Pradesh Advocate for the Petitioner : Gallen Taloh, Advocate for the Respondent : P P of AP, Legal Aid Counsel,C Ering BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 05-05-2026 Heard Mr. V. T. Gurung, learned counsel for the applicant. Also Page No.# 2/3 heard Mr. G. Tado, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State and Ms C. Ering, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the respondent No.2. The instant application for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed for condoning a delay of 329 days in preferring the instant appeal against the Judgment and Order dated 30.09.2023, passed by the learned Special Judge (POCSO), in PSG SC (POCSO) Case No.20/2022, corresponding to Pasighat WPS Case No. 11/2022 under Section 354A IPC read with Section 10/12 of POCSO Act, convicting the appellant under Section 354 IPC read with section 10 of POCSO Act and sentencing him to imprisonment of 7 years and directing to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- as fine to the victim. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. After consideration of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the applicant for condonation of delay, which is not objected to by the learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2 as well as taking into consideration the explanation provided for delay in filing the appeal provided in para-3 to 10 of the application, this Court is of the considered opinion that delay so occurred in filing the instant appeal should be condoned. Accordingly, the delay so occurred of 329 days in filing the instant appeal is condoned Accordingly, the instant interlocutory application is disposed of. Page No.# 3/3 JUDGE Comparing Assistant