Dilip Sethi and Anr v. The State of Ap

ORDER Date : 26.04.2024 Heard Ms. T. Y. Bhutia, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. G. Tado, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State respondent.

¶2This is an application for impleading the informant i.e., Shri Karnakeswar Sarmah, in Bomdila P.S. Case No. 18/2018 under Section 342/307/511 of IPC read with Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 as respondent No. 2 in Criminal Petition No. 49/2024 which is pending for this Court.

¶3It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that while filing the above mention Criminal Petition No. 49/2024 before this Hon'ble Court, the petitioner has inadvertently missed out including the informant of the FIR in Bomdila P.S. Case No. 18/2018 as party to the Criminal Petition No. 49/2024. Therefore, this application is being filed to implead the informant Shri Karnakeswar Sarmah as respondent in the said Criminal Petition No. 49/2024.

¶4Mr. G. Tado, learned Additional Public Prosecutor fairly submits that he has received no instruction to oppose the said prayer.

¶5I have heard the submissions made at the bar, I have perused the materials available on record.

¶7It appears that the presence of the informant is essential in effective disposal of the criminal petition. Accordingly, the prayer of the impleadment is Page No.# 3/3 allowed.

¶8As such, Shri Karnakeswar Sarmah be impleaded as the respondent No. 2 in Criminal Petition No. 49/2024. Let the copy of the amended cause title be furnished to the office of the Registry to do the needful. With the aforesaid observation, the I.A stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC040005442024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(Crl)/38/2024 Dilip Sethi and Anr Son of Late B.K.Sethi a permanent resident of Nuapara, Kendrapara District, Orissa and presently residing near Pine Dale School, Kakaling, Bomdila, PO and PS Bomdila, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh 2: Mina Sethi Age: Occupation VERSUS The State of AP represented by the PP of AP Advocate for the Petitioner : Tshering Yangzom Bhutia Advocate for the Respondent : P P of AP Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI