Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010177372025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1929/2025 SHRI. KETAN KUMAR PATEL AND ORS S/O- KIRIT KUMAR PATEL, R/O- 1/6, ROWLAND ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, L.R. SARANI, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL-700020. 2: SMTI. NEERA BHATNAGAR W/O- SAMEER BHATNAGAR. R/O- K-94 HAUZ KHAS ENCLAVE HAUZ KHAZ SOUTH DELHI NEW DELHI-110016. 3: SMTI. KUSUMBEN K. PATEL D/O- PUNJA BHAI. R/O- 1/6 ROWLAND ROAD 2ND FLOOR L.R. SARANI KOLKATA WEST BENGAL-700020. 4: SMTI. ANURADHA PATEL. D/O- H.C. PATEL. R/O- 1/6 ROWLAND ROAD 2ND FLOOR L.R. SARANI KOLKATA WEST BENGAL-700020. 5: SHRI. KIRIT KUMAR PATERL. S/O- MANIBHAI PATEL. R/O- 1/6 Page No.# 2/3 ROWLAND ROAD 2ND FLOOR L.R. SARANI KOLKATA WEST BENGAL-700020 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P BORA, MR M SAHEWALLA,MS K BHATTACHARYYA,MR H K SARMA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. M R SODIAL(INFORMANT),MR. M L PANDIA (INFORMANT) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 18.02.2026 Heard Mr. P. Bora, learned senior counsel, assisted by Ms. K. Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam. Also heard Mr. M.L. Pandia, learned counsel appearing for the informant. By this application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, the petitioners, namely, (1) Shri Ketan Kumar Patel; (2) Smti Neera Bhatnagar; (3) Smti. Kusumben K. Patel; (4) Smti. Anuradha Patel; and (5) Shri Kirit Kumar Patel, who apprehend arrest in connection with Jakhalabandha P.S. Case No. 98/2024, have prayed for pre-arrest bail. The learned counsel for informant has submitted that there is an apprehension that the petitioners may not participate in the trial if the case is put up on charge sheet. Further, the learned counsel for the informant has submitted before this court that this is a case where there is breach of trust and, therefore, privilege of pre-arrest bail should not be granted to the petitioners. I have gone through the FIR and also heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor on the Page No.# 3/3 contents of the Case Diary. Considering entire aspect of the matter, this court is of the opinion that in the present circumstances, custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not necessary and this is a fit case to grant privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Hence, the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioners is allowed. Accordingly, the interim order dated 11.08.2025 passed by this Court is made absolute. The bail application is disposed of. Case Diary shall be returned. JUDGE Comparing Assistant