Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010074662026 2026:GAU-AS:9768 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/436/2026 M/S. ASSAM TRADE AND AGENCIES REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI DURGESH CHAND CHOUDHURY SON OF LATE RAM AVTAR CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF ARYANECK LANE NO.II OF BARPETA ROAD TOWN P.O. P.S. BARPETA TOWN DISTRICT BARPETA ASSAM. MOBILE NO. 9435123974 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ASSAM 2:SRI BINOY CHOUHAN S/O. LATE DIPEN CHOUHAN MAIN BAZAR OPP. BASIC TRAINING CENTRE P.S. - KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT - KOKRAJHAR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. DILIP DEY Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 17.07.2026 Learned counsel, Mr. D. Dey is present for the applicant. M/s. Assam Trade and Agencies, who has filed this application u/s 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay of 15 days in filing the connected criminal appeal against acquittal. Learned Amicus Curiae, Mr. Darak Ullah is present for the respondent no.2 and Mr. P.S. Laskar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State is present. It is submitted that as the petitioner was busy with his business, he could not come to affix his signature on the affidavit in the Month of March. This resulted in the delay. Sufficient grounds have been shown. It appears that delay may be condoned. Thereby, the delay of 15 days is condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal. The I.A stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE Comparing Assistant