SHILLONG, India, April 26 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 25:
1. Heard Mr. R.H. Alice, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant, who has submitted that the applicant has preferred an appeal before this Court against the impugned judgment dated 13.12.2023 and related order of sentence dated 21.12.2023 passed by the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO), Ri-Bhoi District, Nongpoh in POCSO Case No. 22 of 2015 under Section 6/7 of the POCSO Act and under Section 376(2)(i) IPC.
2. However, while preferring an appeal, a delay of 753 days has occurred, due to circumstances which is beyond the control of the applicant, since he belongs to a poor family with no means to engage a private counsel, as suc...