Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010241992025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1248/2025 JOHNSING ENGTI KATHAR @S JACKSON KATHAR S/O. SRI. JOYSING ENGTI KATHAR, R/O. VILL.- BIRLA GATE, ENGTI GAON, P/S. DIPHU, DIST. KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN-782460 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REP BY THE PP, ASSAM 2:SMTI. ISHTA TERANGPI D/O. INDRAJIT TERANGPI R/O. VILL.- RONGNETHANG P/S. DIPHU DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-782460 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A JAHID, MR ARJU IKBAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 07.01.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. A. Jahid, learned counsel for the applicant, who submits that Page No.# 2/2 there is a delay of 620 days in filing the appeal against the conviction of the appellant under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam submits that she has got no objection to the delay being condoned. In view of the above, the delay of 620 days is condoned. Registry to list the appeal and I.A.(Crl.) under Section 430 BNSS. I.A.(Crl.) is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant