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GAHC010136112020
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/485/2020
AZIZUR RAHMAN @ AZIZ ALI
S/O. LT. MOTUIR RAHMAN, R/O. AMALAPATTY, P.S. DIBRUGARH, DIST.
DIBRUGARH, ASSAM.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.
REP. BY P.P., ASSAM.
2:NARESH RAJAK
S/O. LT. RAM LAGAN RAJAK
R/O. AMARAGURI
DHUBIPATTY
AMULAPATTY
P.S. DIBRUGARH
DIST. DIBRUGARH
ASSAM (INFORMANT)
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U CHOUDHURY
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. KOTISWAR SINGH
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
ORDER
Date : 27-01-2021 Heard Mr. U Choudhury, learned Legal Aid counsel for the applicant/appellant. Also heard Ms. B Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam.
By this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, the applicant has prayed for condoning the delay of 5 days in filing the connected Criminal appeal against the Judgment and order, dated 09.01.2020 passed by the learned Addl.Sessions Judge (FTC), Dibrugarh in Sessions Case No.374/2013 whereby the applicant has been convicted under Section 302 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.20,000/- i/d to suffer simple imprisonment for 6 months.
The present application has been preferred from the jail through the High Court Legal Services committee.
We are satisfied with the grounds cited in the application.
Accordingly, the delay of 5 days in filing the connected criminal appeal is hereby condoned.
The interlocutory application stands disposed of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant