Ram Kumar Chauhan v. The State of Assam and Anr

PageoNo.#o1/2 GAHC010059052024 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oI.A.(Crl.)/278/2024o RAMoKUMARoCHAUHANo S/OoSRIoDEBANDARoCHAUHAN,o R/OoSAMOGURIoCHAUHANoBASTI,oP.S.-oHOWRAGHAT,oDIST.-oKARBIo ANGLONG,oASSAM,oPIN-o782481,oASSAM. VERSUSo THEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoANDoANR.o REP.oBYoP.P.,oASSAM. 2:RAJESHoCHOUHAN oS/OoLT.oRAMoAVTARoCHAUHAN oR/OoVILLAGEoIKRANIoBASTI oP.S.-oBOKAJAN oDIST.-oKARBIoANGLONG oASSAM oPIN-o782480 oASSAMo AdvocateoforotheoPetitionerooooo:oMR.oAoBARUAHo AdvocateoforotheoRespondento:oPP,oASSAMoo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo BEFORE HONOURABLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMANoSHYAM HONOURABLEoMR.oJUSTICEoARUNoDEVoCHOUDHURY ORDERo Dateo:oo17-05-2024 SumankShyam,kJ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Page No.# 2/2 Heard Mr. J.P. More, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Ms. S. Jahan, learned Addl. P.P. Assam appearing for the State. Mr. N.J. Sarma, learned counsel is present on behalf of respondent No. 2. This I.A. has been filed with a prayer to condone the delay of 03 days in preferring the connected appeal in connection with judgment and order dated 19-12-2023 passed by the learned Special Judge (POCSO), Karbi Anglong in POCSO Case No. 19/2022. We have perused the explanation furnished in the I.A. Ms. Jahan, learned Addl. P.P. Assam as well as Mr. Sarma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 2 have submitted that they do not have any instruction to file objection opposing the prayer made in the I.A. In view of the above and considering the explanation furnished by the applicant, we are of the view that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the connected appeal within the period of limitation. The delay in preferring the appeal, therefore, stands condoned. Office to register the connected appeal and list for admission hearing in usual course. I.A. stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE GS Comparing Assistant