GUWAHATI, India, Feb. 14 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 19:

1. This I.A has been preferred seeking condonation of delay in preferring the connected jail appeal against the impugned Judgment dated 28.03.2025 and Sentence dated 03.04.2025 passed in Sessions Case No. 139/2024, whereby the accused appellant was convicted under Sections 341/376 and sentenced to undergo R.I for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-.

2. Heard the learned Legal Aid Counsel for the accused appellant. It appears that the accused had filed an application before the High Court through jail authority for submission of the appeal, which was forwarded to the Secretary, DLSA, Cachar through the jail authority. Subsequently, the documents in...