Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010100692025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1077/2025 RAM PARBESH CHAUHAN @ RAM PRASAD CHAUHAN AND ANR. S/O SRI BISHNUDEV CHAUHAN R/O VILL-BORGORIGHAT NO. 2, P.S. KHERONI DIST.WEST KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM 2: MRS. CHANDRA DEVI W/O SRI BAJARANGI CHAUHAN R/O VILL-BOGORIGHAT NO. 1 P.S. KHERONI DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R BORA, MS R MEDHI,S BARBHUYAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, :: BEFORE :: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA O R D E R 19.05.2025 Heard Mr. R. Bora, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. K. Baishya, the learned Addl. Public prosecutor, Assam. Page No.# 2/2 2. This application has been filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for pre-arrest bail in respect of Kheroni P.S. Case No.32/2024. 3. The second petitioner Mrs. Chandra Devi had lodged an ejaher before police against the first petitioner who is her son-in-law. In the said FIR, it was alleged that her son-in-law had helped her 16 years old daughter to elope with another person. 4. Now, the son-in-law and mother-in-law both have filed this application praying that the son-in-law should not be arrested by police and deserves to be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. 5. Mr. Baishya has pointed out that the kidnapped girl was only 16 years old. 6. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel of both sides. 7. Since the informant mother-in-law has come before this Court with the instant application on behalf of her son-in-law, this Court is of the opinion that under the given circumstances, the petitioner Ram Prabesh Chauhan @ Ram Prasad Chauhan does not deserve to be given in custody for the allegation brought against him in the FIR. The bail application is allowed. 8. It is hereby directed that in the event of arrest in connection with Kheroni P.S. Case No.32/2024 under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner Ram Prabesh Chauhan @ Ram Prasad Chauhan shall be released on bail of ₹20,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority. 9. The petitioner shall co-operate with police investigating officer as and when called for. With the aforesaid direction, the present application for bail is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant