Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010264852025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1287/2025 SRI HEMANTA PEGU S/O- LATE LILAKANTA PEGU, R/O- VILL- BODOTI GAON, P.S.-BIHPURIA, DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN-784161 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM 2:SRI KHAGESWAR DOLEY S/O- LATE MONESWAR DOLEY R/O- JENGRAI AMGURI GAON P.O. P.S.- JENGRAIMUKH DISTRICT MAJULI ASSAM PIN - 78510 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS M BORAH, MR. P GOHAIN,MR. A K GUPTA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER 03.12.2025 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Mr. A.K. Gupta, learned counsel for the applicant prays for condoning the delay of 26 days in filing the appeal against his conviction under Section 376(3) Page No.# 2/2 of IPC read with Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act, 2012. The applicant was thereafter sentenced under Section 376(3) of IPC. Ms. B. Bhuyan, leaned Senior Counsel and Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam submits that she has got no objection to the delay being condoned. On considering the submissions made by the learned counsels for the parties, the delay of 26 days is condoned. Registry to list the appeal. I.A.(Crl.) stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant