Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020000532026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/9/2026 SHRI VINATO CHOPHI S/O KISHETO CHOPI, R/O UNITY VILLAGE, 5TH MILE, OPPOSITE MT. SARAMATI SCHOOL, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND. VERSUS STATE OF NAGALAND REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, NAGALAND. Advocate for the Petitioner : GRACE I NAMGI, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : CRL.A(J)/11/2025 SHRI VINATO CHOPI S/O KISHETO CHOPI PERMANENT R/O KIYETHO SURUHUTO ZUNHEBOTO NAGALAND PRESENTLY RESIDING AT UNITY VILLAGE 5TH MILE OPPOSITE MT. SARAMATI SCHOOL DIMAPUR Page No.# 2/3 NAGALAND THROUGH THE JAILOR CENTRAL JAIL DIMAPUR 797112 NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR NAGALAND ------------ Advocate for : MOA JAMIR Advocate for : P.P NAGALAND appearing for THE STATE OF NAGALAND BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER Date : 11.02.2026 (Michael Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. Moa Jamir, learned counsel for the appli- cant who submits that the guardian of the victim should be impleaded as respondent No.2 as the father of the victim has expired in the meantime. Ms. Livika, learned P.P. submits that she has no ob- jection. Accordingly, Smti Temjennaro w/o Late Shikato resident of House No.58, Unity Village Dimapur be impleaded as respondent No.2. Page No.# 3/3 The applicant to submit the corrected copy of the cause title to the Registry. I.A. is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant