GAHC010040182026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/205/2026 JAHNABEE SAIKIA D/O ANAND MOHAN DAS, R/O AMALAPATTY, WARD NO 7, P.O. AND P.S. SIVASAGAR. DIST. SIVASAGAR, ASSAM, PIN 785640 ,PH VERSUS NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY REPRESENTED BY SC, NIA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B D KONWAR SR. ADV., MRS J M KONWAR, MS. B SOREN,MR H AGARWAL,MR J SINGH Advocate for the Respondent : Mr. R.K.D. CHOUDHURY, SR. ADV.

MS. L. DEVI BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR O R D E R (CAV)

12.05.2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J)

1. Heard Mr. J. Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. R.K.D. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel and Dy. SGI for the National Investigation Agency assisted by Ms. L. Devi, learned counsel.

2. This is an application for condoning the delay of 152 days in filing the appeal against the impugned order dated 26.08.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge (NIA), Assam, Guwahati in Misc. (NIA) Case No.617/2025, arising out of Special NIA Case No.2/2019.

3. The issue to be decided is as to whether a delay beyond 90 days in filing an appeal can be con