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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1343/2025 BILAT ALI ALIAS BILLATHALI SON OF MULFUDDIN, RESIDENT OF TEWARIPAL, NO. 2 BHOJMARI, SOOTEA, NA DUAR, POLICE STATION- SOOTEA, DIST. BISWANATH, ASSAM PIN-784175 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. DITUL DAS, MS TINLUNG Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 13.06.2025
1. Heard Mr. Ditul Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. K. Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam.
2. This application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in respect of PRC Case No.1643/2022, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sonitpur, Tezpur.
3. The petitioner has been shown as an absconder in the Charge-Sheet alleging commission of offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner apprehends that if he appears before the Trial Court, he will be remanded to custody because he shown as an absconder in the Charge-Sheet. The petitioner now wants to contest the case and therefore learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner may be given adequate opportunity to that effect.
4. Mr. Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor has objected to this bail application on the ground that the petitioner has been allegedly committed offence relating to Wildlife Act.
5. I have considered the submission made by learned counsel for both the sides.
6. Since the petitioner is interested in facing the trial he may be given one opportunity to that effect.
7. The pre-arrest bail application of the petitioner is allowed.
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8. It is hereby directed that the petitioner Bilat Ali @ Billathali shall appear before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sonitpur, Tezpur in connection with PRC Case No.1643/2022 within next 15(fifteen) days from today.
9. On his appearance, the petitioner, Bilat Ali @ Billathali shall be released on bail of Rs.20,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sonitpur, Tezpur.
10. With the aforesaid direction, the pre-arrest bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant