Page No.# 1/3 GAHC040005152026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(Crl)/24/2026 Habib Ali @ Gajayuddin Ali Son of Ator Ali, resident of Tamlanagar, PO and PS Tezu, Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh. VERSUS The State of AP and 2 Ors represented by the PP of AP 2:Biresh Nath Age: 53 Occupation : Son of Late Bipin Nath present resident of Civil Supply Colony Tezu Lohit District Arunachal Pradesh 792001 3:XYZ Age: 0 Occupation : Daughter of Shri Biresh Nath present resident of Civil Supply colony Tezu Lohit District Arunachal Pradesh. 79200 Advocate for the Petitioner : Geken Jini, Legal Aid Counsel Advocate for the Respondent : P P of AP, Page No.# 2/3 Linked Case : CRL.A(J)/32/2025 Habib Ali @ Fayajuddin Ali Age: 20 Occupation : Address:Son of Ator Ali resident of Tamlanagar PO and PS Tezu Lohit District Arunachal Pradesh. VERSUS The State of AP Age: 0 Occupation : Address:represented by the PP of AP ------------ Advocate for : Legal Aid Counsel Advocate for : P P of AP appearing for The State of AP: Advocate appearing for respectively. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 09-04-2026 Heard Mr. G. Jini, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. D. Loyi, learned Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This is an application praying for condonation of a delay of 304 days in filing the connected criminal appeal against the judgment and order dated 06.06.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge (POCSO), Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, in Tezu WPS Case No. 05/2022, under Sections 354 and 354A(i) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 10 of the POCSO Act, 2012, whereby the Page No.# 3/3 applicant has been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5 (five) years and to pay a fine of ₹10,000/-, with a default stipulation. 3. I have perused the causes/reasons for not filing the connected appeal within the prescribed period of limitation, which appears to be sufficient. 4. Having considered that the connected appeal has been filed from jail and upon consideration of the grounds set forth in the application explaining the delay, this Court is satisfied that sufficient cause has been shown. Accordingly, the delay of 304 days in filing the connected criminal appeal is condoned. 5. The interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant