DONBOKLANG LYNGKHOI S.D. UPADHAYA, LEGAL AID COUNSEL vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA Advocate - N.G. SHYLLA, SR. GA MEGHALAYA — Crl.M.C./24/2026

Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: MLHC010002212026

Filing Number

Crl.M.C./54/2026

Filing Date

02-Mar-2026

Registration No

Crl.M.C./24/2026

Registration Date

02-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Bench Type

Division Bench

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 02-Apr-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DONBOKLANG LYNGKHOI S.D. UPADHAYA, LEGAL AID COUNSEL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MEGHALAYA Advocate - N.G. SHYLLA, SR. GA (Government Advocate) MEGHALAYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh,hon'ble Mr. Justice B. BhattacharjeeView PDF

    The High Court of Meghalaya condoned an 884-day delay in filing an appeal against a POCSO conviction and sentence dated July 2023, finding good grounds for the appeal to be heard on merits. The court accepted the applicant's circumstances—being economically backward and illiterate with legal aid counsel—as sufficient justification for the delay, with the state prosecutor raising no objection. The appeal has been admitted and scheduled for hearing on April 1, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

  4. 11-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 02-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.M.C./24/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Meghalaya condoned an 884-day delay in filing an appeal against a POCSO conviction and sentence dated July 2023, finding good grounds for the appeal to be heard on merits. The court accepted the applicant's circumstances—being economically backward and illiterate with legal aid counsel—as sufficient justification for the delay, with the state prosecutor raising no objection. The appeal has been admitted and scheduled for hearing on April 1, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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