Shri. Kyrmenskhem Kharngi vs State Of Meghalaya on 16 March, 2026

Meghalaya High Court

Shri. Kyrmenskhem Kharngi vs State Of Meghalaya on 16 March, 2026

                                                            2026:MLHC:181

 Serial No. 08
 Regular List



                        HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA
                            AT SHILLONG

Crl.M.C. No.30 of 2026                          Date of Order: 16.03.2026
       Shri. Kyrmenskhem Kharngi
       Son of Smti. Bisona Kharngi
       Resident of Kharngoi Village,
       Sohiong, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya
                                                   ..... Applicant
                          -VERSUS-
       1. State of Meghalaya, represented by the
       Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya
       Home (Police) Department, Shillong.

       2. The Officer-in-Charge, Mawngap Police Station,
       East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya.

       3. The Investigating Officer, Women Police Station,
       Shillong East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya.
                                                   .....Respondents

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee, Judge

Appearance:

For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. M.L. Nongpiur, Adv with
Ms. R. Fancon, Adv

For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Sengupta, Addl.Sr.GA

(ORAL)
Heard Mr. M.L. Nongpiur, learned counsel appearing for the
applicant and also Mr. S.Sengupta, learned Addl.Sr.GA appearing for the
respondents.

By this application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the
applicant has prayed for condonation of delay of 29 days in preferring the

SPONSORED

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connected revision application against the impugned order dated
03.11.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge, East Khasi Hills District
in Special (POCSO) Case No.26 of 2025.

The reason for the delay in preferring the accompanying criminal
revision petition has been stated to be due to the personal grounds of the
counsel representing the applicant before the trial court, which accounted
for the delay in obtaining a certified copy of the impugned order.

The learned Addl. Sr. GA appearing for the State-respondents has
no serious objection to the prayer for condonation.

In view of the above, the reason stated in the application is found
to be satisfactory and accordingly, the delay of 29 days in preferring the
accompanying criminal revision petition is hereby condoned.

Registry to diarize the criminal revision petition and list it on
18.03.2026.

The application stands allowed and disposed of.

Judge

Meghalaya
16.03.2026
“Shrity,PS”

Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by SHRITY
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Date: 2026.03.16 16:47:26 IST