Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010249872025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1378/2025 SRI DILIP SARMAH SON OF LATE CENIRAM SARMAH, RESIDENT OF LAKHIMI NAGAR, NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT, P.S.-HATIGAON DIST.-KAMRUP (M), ASSAM VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY PP GOVT. OF ASSAM. 2:MISS LUCKY SARMAH AGE ABOUT 13 YEARS D/O SHRI DILIP KUMAR SARMAH R/O- LAKHIMI NAGAR NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT P.S- HATIGAON DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B K SEN, MS. MONIKA DAS,P SINGH,MR A HUSSAIN,MR F HAQUE Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Linked Case : ST.Rev./0/0 SRI DILIP SARMAH SON OF LATE CENIRAM SARMAH RESIDENT OF LAKHIMI NAGAR NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT P.S.-HATIGAON DIST.-KAMRUPM ASSAM VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY PP GOVT. OF ASSAM. 2:MISS LUCKY SARMAH AGE ABOUT 13 YEARS D/O SHRI DILIP KUMAR SARMAH R/O- LAKHIMI Page No.# 2/3 NAGAR NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT P.S- HATIGAON DIST.- STATE- ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MONIKA DAS Advocate for : appearing for STATE OF ASSAM Linked Case : EC/0/0 SRI DILIP SARMAH SON OF LATE CENIRAM SARMAH RESIDENT OF LAKHIMI NAGAR NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT P.S.-HATIGAON DIST.-KAMRUPM ASSAM VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY PP GOVT. OF ASSAM. 2:MISS LUCKY SARMAH AGE ABOUT 13 YEARS D/O SHRI DILIP KUMAR SARMAH R/O- LAKHIMI NAGAR NEAR RIANSHI APARTMENT P.S- HATIGAON DIST.- STATE- ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MONIKA DAS Advocate for : appearing for STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER Date : 05.01.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. B. K. Sen, learned counsel for the applicant, who submits that there is a delay of 257 days in filing the appeal against the conviction of the applicant under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam submits that she Page No.# 3/3 has got no objection to the delay being condoned. On considering the submissions of the learned counsels for the parties, the delay of 257 days is condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal and application under Section 430 BNSS. I.A. is accordingly allowed and disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant