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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1251/2025 JAHANGIR ALOM S/O LT. SURMAN ALI VILL- KATHURI, PO- RAJMITA PANTAI, PS- LAKHIPUR, DISTRICT- GOALPARA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H DAS, D BARUAH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER Date : 14.05.2025
1. Heard Mr. H. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. J. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner, Jahangir Alom, who has been detained behind the bars since
Page No.# 2/3 26.03.2025, for the last 49 days in connection with Dhupdhara Police Station Case No.12/2025 under Section 61(2)/310(2) of BNS. 3. The gist of accusation in this case is that, on 21.03.2025 one Joynur Hoque had lodged an FIR before the Officer-In-Charge of Dhupdhara Police Station, inter alia, alleging that when the driver of the first informant was carrying some betel nut in a vehicle bearing Registration No.AS-01-KC-2565, some unknown persons equipped with sharp weapons assaulted them and thereafter took away the betel nut bags. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and is not involved with the offence alleged in this case. He has also submitted that the petitioner has been detained behind the bars for the last 49 days and considering the period of detention, he may be allowed to go on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has produced the Case Diary of Dhupdhara Police Station Case No.12/2025 and has submitted that though there is no direct evidence against the present petitioner in the Case Diary regarding his involvement in the instant case, however, there are materials of his involvement in similar cases on earlier occasions. 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and have perused the materials on record. 7. As the Case Diary do not reveal any involvement of the present petitioner in the offence alleged in this case at this stage and as the petitioner has already been detained behind the bars for the last 49 days.
Hence, considering the period of his detention, his prayed for bail is allowed. 8. The petitioner is allowed to go on bail of Rs.30,000/-(Rupees Thirty Thousand Only) with a surety of like amount subject to the satisfaction of the
Page No.# 3/3 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Goalpara with the following conditions :- i. That the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation. ii. That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person who may be acquainted with the facts of the case, so as to dissuade such person from disclosing such facts of the case before the Investigating Officer. 9. Send back the Case Diary. 10.This bail application is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant