Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010100322025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1065/2025 PRADIP KUMAR KASERA S/O- LATE R.L. KESERA. R/O- BEHIND ASSAM AGENCY PETROLEUM, PARBOTIA ROAD, MAKUM ROAD, TINSUKIA, ASSAM. PIN-786125. VERSUS THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPRESENTED BY SC, CBI. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR W R MEDHI, MR P TALUKDAR,MR. A. V. SINGH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, CBI, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 26.08.2025 1. Heard Mr. M. K. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. A. V. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. M. Kumar, learned standing counsel, CBI. Page No.# 2/3 2. This petition under Section 482 BNSS, is filed for granting the privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, namely, Pradip Kumar Kasera, apprehending arrest in connection with CBI/AC-II/New Delhi P.S. Case No. RC2172025A0012 dated 03.05.2025 registered u/s 7,9,10 & 12 of the PC Act, 1988(as amended) r/w Section 61(2) of the BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by Ms. M. Kumar, learned standing counsel, CBI that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case wherein the present petitioner has not made an accused thereby indicating that no sufficient material has been found during the investigation against the present petitioner. 4. On the other hand, Mr. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is still some apprehension in the mind of the petitioner and prays for confirmation of the interim order of pre-arrest bail. 5. Ms. M. Kumar, learned standing counsel, CBI has made a submission regarding the maintainability of the instant application before this Court. 6. Having regard to the present development of the case culminating in the submission of the charge-sheet without naming the present petitioner as an accused, I do not consider it necessary to enter into the question of maintainability. 6. Accordingly, the interim pre-arrest bail granted vide order, dated 15.05.2025 is hereby made absolute, subject to the following conditions- (i) That the petitioner shall co-operate in future investigation is any as and when required; and (ii) That the petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts Page No.# 3/3 to the Court or to any police officer. 8. This disposes off the anticipatory bail application. JUDGE Comparing Assistant