1. Heard Ms. A. Surana, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant
who has submitted that an appeal has been preferred before this Court by
the applicant being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 19.03.2025
passed by the learned Special Judge (POCSO), West Khasi Hills District,
Nongstoin, in Special POCSO Case No. 24 of 2020. However, in
preferring the same, a delay of 421 days has occurred.
2. The applicant being unaware of any legal procedures or the
limitation periods for filing appeals and due to the fact that the applicant
is financially unstable, he could not, therefore, engage a counsel for his
defence which led to the delay in preferring the appeal. The learned Legal
Aid Counsel for the applicant vide this instant application prays that the
delay in preferring the appeal may therefore be condoned.
