Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010172212025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/833/2025 RENTU MURAH SON OF LATE MEGHU MURAH, RESIDENT OF 1 NO. KESAIKHATI GAON UNDER TITABAR POLICE STATION, DISTRICT OF JORHAT, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. P B BORDOLOI, FOR LEGAL AID Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Linked Case : ST.Rev./0/0 SRI RENTU MURAH SON OF LATE MEGHU MURAH RESIDENT OF 1 NO. KESAIKHATI GAON UNDER TITABAR POLICE STATION IN THE DISTRICT OF JORHAT ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM PP ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MRS. PURNIMA BARUAH BORDOLOI Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 06.08.2025 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Ms. P. B. Bordoloi, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who submits that the delay of 3104 days in filing the appeal against the conviction under Section 302 of the IPC should be condoned. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been in jail since the year 2016 after his conviction and due to his poverty, he could not prefer the appeal. She accordingly submits that the delay may be condoned as the same is unintentional. Ms. A. Begum, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam has got no objection to the delay being condoned. In view of the stand taken by the learned Addl. P.P., the delay of 3104 days is condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal and list the same after a week. I.A. is accordingly disposed off. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant