Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010247912025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1223/2025 ANANDA DAS SO- LATE DIPEN DAS, RESIDENT OF 1 NO DEBANANDA NAGAR, PS SHILA PATHAR, DIST. DHEMAJI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY PP ASAM 2:MOTILAL DAS S/O- LATE HARENDRA DAS R/O-VILLAGE- BOGINADI P.O.- RATANPUR P.S.- JONAI DISTRICT-DHEMAJI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MS S MEDHI, FOR LEGAL AID Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 05.01.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Ms. S. Medhi, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who Page No.# 2/2 submits that there is a delay of 175 days in filing the appeal against the conviction of the applicant under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Though notice had been issued to be served on the respondent no.2, no one appears for the respondent no.2. Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that there is no objection on her part if the delay is condoned. Accordingly, the delay of 175 days is condoned. I.A.(Crl.) is accordingly allowed. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant