Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010075892026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Linked Case : I.A.(Crl.)/417/2026 ABDUL MANNAN LASKAR S/O SOIF UDDIN LASKAR R/O VILL.- KACHUDARAM PART- IV GANGULI P.S.- KACHUDARAM DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ASSAM 2:JHUMA BEGUM BARBHUIYA W/O ANOWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR D/O LATE SONAHAR ALI BARBHUIYA R/O MEHERPUR BATERTOL PURBOKANDI P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MS. J GHOSH Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Page No.# 2/2 27.04.2026 Heard learned counsel Mr. J. U. Laskar for the applicant, Abdul Mannan Laskar who has filed this application under Section 438 of the BNSS, 2023 with prayer for suspension of sentence in the impugned judgment and order dated 05.03.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, Cachar in Special POCSO Case No. 187/2024, convicting the applicant under Section 363 of the IPC and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- with default stipulation. Issue notice to the respondent No. 2 returnable within 4 (four) weeks. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Mr. B. Sharma is present for the respondent No. 1 and has accepted notice and thus no formal notice is required to be issued. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has no objection. The petitioner has also prayed to remain on previous bail. I have considered the submissions at the Bar with circumspection. The operation of the judgment and order dated 05.03.2026 in Special POCSO Case No. 187/2024 is hereby stayed until further orders and he is also allowed to remain on previous bail until further orders. JUDGE Comparing Assistant