GAHC010042972020 2025:GAU-AS:15753

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : Crl.A./114/2020

JOHIRUL ISLAM @ JAHIRUL ALI

S/O- LATE JABED ALI, R/O- GHILAGURI, P.S. AND DIST.- BONGAIGAON,

ASSAM, PIN- 783380.

VERSUS

STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR

REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM.

2:INNUS ALI

S/O- MOHOR ALI R/O- NAMALPUR

P.S. BONGAIGAON

DIST.- CHIRANG

ASSAM

PIN- 783394

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N AHMED, MR A ISLAM,MR F HAQUE,MR. N J

DUTTA,MR. S K M ALOMGIR,MR R A AHMED

Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. A R SIKDAR (R-2),M M ZAMAN (R-2),MR. S I

TALUKDAR (R-2)

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

ORDER

Date : 03.11.2025 Heard Mr. F. Haque, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the State, as well as Mr. A.R. Sikdar, learned counsel, appearing for the respondent no.2/informant.

2. The present appeal has been instituted assailing the Judgment and Order dated 21.12.2019 passed by the learned Special Judge, Chirang, Kajalgaon, in Special (P) Case No.4 (Basu)/2018, convicting the appellant, herein, under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and sentencing him to undergo