Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010140802025 2025:GAU-AS:15409-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1207/2025 SANKAR DEBNATH S/O. SOL SATYENDRA DEBNATH, R/O. VILL.- DAHAR, P/S. SILAPATHAR, DIST. DHEMAJI, ASSAM, PIN-787059 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REP BY THE PP, ASSAM 2:SUDHANAYA RAJBONGSHI S/O. LT. GONESH RAJBONGSHI P/O. AND P/S. SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN-78705 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S DAS, MR. S NATH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Linked Case : ST.Rev./0/0 SRI SANKAR DEBNATH ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM ASSAM ------------ Page No.# 2/2 Advocate for : SAHADEV DAS Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER 14.11 .2025 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. S. Nath, learned counsel for the applicant, who submits that there is a delay of 169 days in filing the appeal against conviction of the applicant under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Addl. P.P. submits that she has got no objection to the delay being condoned. On considering the grounds of delay provided in the application, we find that sufficient cause for the delay has been made out. Accordingly, the delay of 169 days is condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal and list the same. The I.A. is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant