Page No.# 1/2 GAHC020001582026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/14/2026 MR. PRASANTA CHAUDHURI PERMANTENT RESIDENT OF JOLAIBARI, SOUTH TRIPURA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT BADHARGHAT, AGARTALA, WEST TRIPURA VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2:MR. P. KHUMING R/O CHIPUR VILLAGE NOKLAK NAGALAND (COMPLAINANT For the Applicant(s) : Mr. Moa Jamir, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. S. Mere, P.P. Nagaland BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH HONBLE MRS JUSTICE HELEN DAWNGLIANI ORDER Date : 16.09.2026 (Devashis Baruah, J) This is an application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 praying for condonation of delay Page No.# 2/2 of 1020 days in filing the accompanying Appeal against the judgment and order dated 19.05.2023 passed in G.R. Case No.07/2022 in connection with Thonokyu Police Station Case No.1/2022 whereby the Applicant was convicted for offences under Sections 352/354D of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Taking into account the grounds which have been reflected at Paragraph Nos. 5, 6 and 7 of the instant application, we are of the opinion that the grounds constitute a sufficient cause in terms with Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and accordingly, we condone the delay of 1020 days in preferring the accompanying criminal Appeal. 3. Accordingly, the Interlocutory Application stands allowed. J U D G E J U D G E Comparing Assistant