Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010240182025 2026:GAU-AS:6968 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1234/2025 PARITUSH MANDAL S/O- SATYACHARAN MANDAL, R/O- VILL- BALIKUR, PS SILAPATHAR, DIST- DHEMAJI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REP BY THE PP, ASSAM 2:SRI PRADIP MAZUMDER S/O. DHIREN MAZUMDER R/O. VILL.- BALIKUR P/S. SILAPATHA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R A CHOUDHURY, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MS T PARASHAR(LEGAL AID COUNSEL, R2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 20-05-2026 Heard learned counsel Mr. R.A. Choudhury for the applicant Paritush Mandal, who has filed this application under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963, with prayer for condonation of delay of 147 (One Hundred and Forty Page No.# 2/2 Seven) days in filing the connected appeal. 2. Heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor Mr. K.K. Parahsar for the respondent State and learned Amicus Curiae Ms. T. Parashar for the respondent No. 2. 3. Objections have been raised on behalf of the respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant/appellant has submitted that the applicant/appellant was in jail. He could not arrange fees for his representation before this Court as he is suffering from financial constraints. 5. It appears that sufficient grounds have been shown. No malafide is discernible. 6. Thereby, the delay of 147 (One Hundred and Forty Seven) days is condoned. 7. Registry to register the connected appeal. 8. In terms of the above observation, this application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant