Page No.# 1/2 GAHC030002502025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/18/2025 Sh. Rengsibula S/o Zathianga(L) R/o Police Training School, Mel 3, Aizawl VERSUS The State of Mizoram and Anr. Aizawl2:Smt. Julie Lalrinpuii Venghnuai Aizaw Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Lalfakawma Advocate for the Respondent : P.P./Addl.PP, Mizoram JUDGMENT / ORDER Date : 19.06.2025 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA HONORABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN (Mridul Kumar Kalita, J) 1. Heard Mr. T. Lalzekima, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Ms. Linda L. Fambawl, learned Public Prosecutor as well as Ms. Emily L. Chhangte, learned Legal-aid-counsel for the respondent No. 2. 2. This interlocutory application has been filed by the petitioner praying for Page No.# 2/2 condoning the delay of 73 days in preferring the connected Criminal Appeal No. 11/2025 in which the applicant has impugned the judgment dated 19.12.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, (POCSO), Aizawl in Sessions Case No. 30/2022. 3. The applicant has stated the reasons for delay in preferring the connected criminal appeal in Paragraph Nos. 2(i) to 2(v) of the application for condonation of delay. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor as well as the learned Legal-aid-counsel for the respondent No. 2 have not opposed the prayer for condoning the delay. 5. As the State as well as the respondent No. 2 have not opposed the prayer for condonation of delay and as we find that reasons stated in the paragraph Nos. 2(i) to 2(v) to be sufficient grounds which prevented the applicant in preferring the connected Criminal Appeal within the prescribed period of limitation, we hereby condone the prescribed the delay of 73 days in preferring the connected criminal appeal. 6. This interlocutory application is accordingly allowed and same is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant