Gauhati HC Admits Appeal in POCSO Case: Sri Lal Bahadur Chetry vs State of Assam
Parties Involved
Sri Lal Bahadur Chetry
The State of Assam
AI Summary
The Gauhati High Court admitted an appeal filed by Sri Lal Bahadur Chetry against a judgment and sentence from a Special Judge in a POCSO case. The court called for the records and dispensed with formal notice for the respondents, indicating the case will proceed without delay.
Bench
Udalguri
Order Text
Sri Lal Bahadur Chetry vs The State Of Assam on 17 February, 2026 Author: S. K. Medhi Bench: Sanjay Kumar Medhi Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010024052025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : CRL.A(J)/15/2026 SRI LAL BAHADUR CHETRY SO LT HARKHA BAHADUR CHETRY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO 3 KONDURBIL, PS HARISINGI, DISTRICT UDALGURI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM 2:SRI TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA SON OF LATE BHIM BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE NO. 3 KUNDARBIL P.S. HARISINGA DISTRICT UDALGURI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : , MS. L DEVI, AMICUS CURIAE Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER 17.02.2026 (S. K. Medhi, J) Heard Ms. L. Devi, learned Legal Aid Counsel appearing for the appellant. Page No.# 2/2 The instant appeal has been filed under Section 415(2) of the BNSS, 2023 [ Section 374 (2) Cr.PC] against judgment dated 14.08.2024 and sentence dated 19.08.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge, Udalguri, Assam in Spl. (POCSO) Case No. 83/2023. Admit. Call for the records. Ms. R. Saloi, learned counsel assisting Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Addl. PP, Assam accepts notice on behalf of respondent no. 1. Shri P. Saikia, learned counsel, who had earlier appeared at the stage of IA for condonation of delay for the respondent no. 2 has accepted notice on behalf of the respondent no. 2. Accordingly, the re...
