Allowed
Ashik Baruah v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Gauhati HCI.A.(Crl.)/114/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the Gauhati High Court allowed the condonation of a delay of 83 days in filing an appeal against a conviction and sentence under Section 51(1) of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, attributing the delay to household issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 83 days in preferring appeal allowed; appeal directed to be registered and listed for admission.