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2025 DAILYLAW 2686 (GAU)

LAL BAHADUR CHETRY v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

I.A.(Crl.)/164/2025 · 2026-02-01

Kaushik Goswami, Michael Zothankhuma

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010024062025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/164/2025 LAL BAHADUR CHETRY S/O. LT. HARKHA BAHADUR CHETRY, R/O. VILL.- NO. 3 KONDURBIL, P.S. HARISINGI, DISTRICT UDALGURI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM. 2:TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA S/O. LT. BHIM BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE NO. 3 KUNDARBIL P.S. HARISINGA DISTRICT- UDALGURI ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. L DEVI, LEGAL AID COUNSEL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. P SAIKIA (LEGAL AID COUNSEL FOR R-2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 02.02.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Ms. L. Devi, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who submits Page No.# 2/2 that there is a delay of 113 days in filing the appeal against the conviction of the appellant under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. 2. Ms. A. Begum, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State and Mr. P. Saikia, learned Legal Aid Counsel appearing for the respondent no.2 submit that they have got no objection to the delay being condoned. 3. Accordingly, the delay of 113 days is condoned. 4. Registry to register the connected appeal and list the same. 5. The I.A. is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant