Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010085272025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/507/2025 JITEN BORPATRA GOHAIN SON OF SRI CHENIRAM BORPATRA GOHAIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BATGHARIA CHANGMAI CHUK UNDER DHEMAJI POLICE STATION IN THE DISTRICT OF DHEMAJI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AN ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE P.P., ASSAM 2:PUNA DOWARI SON OF LATE KULA DOWARI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-BATGHARIA CHANGMAI CHUK UNDER DHEMAJI POLICE STATION IN THE DISTRICT OF DHEMAJI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U CHOUDHURY, FOR LEGAL AID Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, R L CHUTIA (R-2) Linked Case : ST.Rev./0/0 SRI JITEN BORPATRA GOHAIN SON OF SRI CHENIRAM BORPATRA GOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BATGHARIA CHANGMAI CHUK UNDER DHEMAJI POLICE STATION IN THE DISTRICT OF DHEMAJI ASSAM. Page No.# 2/3 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY P.P. ASSAM 2:SRI PUNA DOWARI SON OF LATE KULA DOWARI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-BATGHARIA CHANGMAI CHUK UNDER DHEMAJI POLICE STATION IN THE DISTRICT OF DHEMAJI ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : UJJAL CHOUDHURY Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER Date : -- Body of the order or judgement ….......... JUDGE 04/02/2026 (Michael Zothankhuma, J) Mr. U. Choudhury, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant submits that there is a delay of 138 days in filing the appeal against the applicant’s conviction under section 4 of the POCSO Act. Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned APP, Assam and Mr. R.L. Chutia, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 submit that they have got no objection to the delay being condoned. On consideration of the submissions of the parties and the reasons for the delay, we find that sufficient cause for the day is made out. Accordingly, delay of 138 Page No.# 3/3 days is condoned. Registry to register the appeal. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant