Manipur High Court

MC(Crl.A.)/33/2026 of Kathanlu Riamei Vs State of Manipur and Another on 9 August 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL MC(Crl.A.) No. 33 of 2026

Item No. 93-95

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR

AT IMPHAL

MC(Crl.A.) No. 33 of 2026 with

Crl.A. No. 15 of 2026 with

MC(Crl.A.) No. 23 of 2026

Kathanlu Riamei

…..Appellant/s

-Versus-

State of Manipur & Anr.

….Respondent/s

BEFORE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA

Order

10.08.2026

Heard Mr. N. Umakanta, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. Kathanlu Riamei, learned counsel for appellant.

The appellant has been convicted by judgement and order dated 20.04.2018 and order of sentence dated 24.04.2018 passed by Ld. Special Judge (POCSO), Imphal West in Special Trial Case No. 1 of 2016 under Section 6 of POCSO Act and was sentenced to undergo 15 (fifteen) years of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand).

Issue notice to petition as well as application for suspension of sentence.

Mr. W. Niranjit, learned Dy. G.A. assisting Mr. H. Samarjit, learned PP accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Hence service is complete on all the respondents.

Learned PP prays for two weeks’ time for filing objection to the application for suspension of sentence.

List this case on 29.08.2026.

MC(Crl.A.) No. 33 of 2026 is disposed of.

JUDGE

Kh. Joshua Maring

KH. JOSHUA MARING Digitally signed by KH. JOSHUA MARING Date: 2026.08.14 18:11:41 +05'30'

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