Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010109522025 2026:GAU-AS:149 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/554/2025 SRI SANTANU NANDAN MAZUMDER S/O- LATE SARADENDU SEKHAR MAZUMDER. R/O- SHIBABARI ROAD, P.S.- SILCHAR, P.O.- TARAPUR, DIST.- CACHAR, ASSAM. PIN-788003 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY PP ASSAM 2:SRI JOY KUMAR SAHA S/O- LATE ANIL KUMAR SAHA. R/O- N.N. DUTTA ROAD WARD NO.23 P.S.- SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B HUSSAIN, MR SAURADEEP DEY,MR S A BARBHUYAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. R BORAH (R-2),MR. R BORUAH (R-2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 06.01.2026 Heard Mr. S. Dey, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P. for the State and Mr. R. Boruah, learned counsel for the respondent No.2. 2. This is an application praying for condonation of delay of 190 days in filing Page No.# 2/2 the instant criminal petition challenging the appeal against the judgement dated 17.08.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Cachar, Silchar in Criminal Appeal No. 18/2022. 3. It is stated that the applicant was not aware of the dismissal of this appeal on 17.08.2024 as his previously engaged counsel failed to to inform him about the same and it was only when he went to the Court for enquiry on 24.03.2025 that he came to know that the appeal was dismissed on 17.08.2024. Thereafter, the applicant took steps to collect certified copy and after obtaining the same, he has approached this Court within the 60 days period of limitation. 4. However, considering the time from the date of the judgement, a delay of 190 days has occurred which was for bona fide reasons and there was no deliberate or intentional act on the part of the applicant. 5. The respondent No.2 has filed objection disputing the contentions the applicant and it is submitted that the applicant has failed to make out of any ground for condonation of the delay. 5. Having regard to the causes shown as supported by an affidavit, I am of the view that the delay of 190 days in preferring the instant petition deserves to be condoned. 6. Accordingly, the same is condoned and the I.A. is allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant