Page No.# 1/2 GAHC040016042025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(Crl)/93/2025 Temkur Ngupok Son of Shri Kopok Ngupok, a permanent resident of Village Balek, PO and PS Roing, Lower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh. VERSUS The State of AP represented by the PP of AP Advocate for the Petitioner : Jumgam Jini, Legal Aid Counsel Advocate for the Respondent : P P of AP, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MARLI VANKUNG HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 23-10-2025 (M. Vankung J.) Heard Mr. J. Jini, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who has filed the instant application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay of 407 days in filing the connected criminal appeal being Crl.A.(J) No. 6 (AP)/2024 against the judgment and order of conviction dated 16.06.2023, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Tezu Lower Dibang Valley Page No.# 2/2 District in Tezu Sessions Case No. 15(LDV)/2021 under Section 302 of the IPC and under Section 27 (1) of the Arms Act, wherein, the applicant was convicted/sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.10,000/-. 2. Issue notice to the respondent. 3. As Mr. G. Tado, learned Additional Public Prosecutor entered and accepted notice on behalf of the State respondent, no formal notice is required to be issued. 4. Mr. Tado, learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that, since it is a jail appeal, he has no objection if the condonation application in filing the connected appeal is allowed. 5. We have considered the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the parties and we find it appropriate to condone the delay of 407 days in filing the connected appeal against the judgment and order of conviction dated 16.06.2023, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Tezu Lower Dibang Valley District in Tezu Sessions Case No. 15(LDV)/2021 under Section 302 of the IPC and under Section 27 (1) of the Arms Act. 6. Accordingly, the IA(Crl) No. 93 (AP)/2025 stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant