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2025 DAILYLAW 11365 (GAU)

ANIMA SUTRADHAR v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.

I.A.(Crl.)/407/2025 · 2025-09-23

Shamima Jahan

Criminal Appealbody2025

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010087572025 2025:GAU-AS:13205 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/407/2025 ANIMA SUTRADHAR WIFE OF TINKU SUTRADHAR RESIDENT OF VILL JAKHLIPAR, PS GABARDHANA, DIST BAKSA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM 2:TINKU SUTRADHAR SON OF DHIREN SUTRADHAR RESIDENT OF SONKUCHI KALANI PS AND DIST- BARPETA ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A R BHUYAN, MR S ABDULLAH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. A KASHYAP (R-2),MR. R SEKHAR (R-2),MR. B D CHOWDHURY (R-2) Linked Case : ANIMA SUTRADHAR VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR (F) Page No.# 2/3 ------------ Advocate for : MR. A R BHUYAN Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR (F) BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER 24.09.2025 Heard Mr. Mr. S. Abdullah, learned counsel appearing for the applicant. Also heard Mr. B.D. Chowdhury, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 2. This is an application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condoning the delay of 84 days in preferring the connected Criminal Revision Petition against the order dated 31.05.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Baksa in Criminal Appeal Case No. 10/2023. Mr. S. Abdullah submits that the grounds of delay are genuine grounds as he has explained the same in Paragraph 3 of the instant petition. In the said paragraph, it is stated that on receipt of the certified copy the said judgment and order dated 31.05.2024, the applicant initially could not approach the counsel due to illness of his mother and the same had caused the delay of 84 days. Page No.# 3/3 Mr. B.D. Chowdhury fairly submits that the reasons mentioned in the said petition have caused the said delay of 84 days and the same are found to be genuine and as such, he has no objection if the delay is condoned for the ends of justice. In view of the reasons mentioned in the said petition, this Court finds it fit that the delay of 84 days in preferring the connected Criminal Revision Petition are caused on genuine grounds and the same may be condoned for the ends of justice. As such, the I.A. is disposed of. The connected Criminal Revision Petition may be registered by the Registry and be listed for admission. JUDGE Comparing Assistant