GAHC010144112024

2025:GAU-

AS:16899-DB

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : Crl.A./11/2024

PASHAN ALI

S/O LATE DARBESH ALI

VILL.- LACHANGA

P.S.- KALGACHIA

DIST.- BARPETA

ASSAM. VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.

REP. BY P.P.

ASSAM.

2:NURJAHAN KHATUN

W/O JAHAR ALI R/O LACHANGA P.S.- KALGACHIA

P.O.- KALGACHISA

DIST.- BARPETA

ASSAM

PIN- 781319.

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Advocate for : MRS. B GOGOI

Advocate for : PP

ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.

BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

04/12/2025 (M. Zothankhuma, J)

Heard Mr. J I Borbhuiya, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Ms. B Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent No. 1 and Ms. S G Baruah, learned Amicus Curiae for the respondent No. 2.

2. The appellant has put to challenge the impugned judgment dated 17.10.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Barpeta, in Special (POCSO) Case No. 14/2019, by which the appellant has been convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 14 (fourteen) years with a fine of Rs.10,000/