Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010144862025 2025:GAU-AS:9497 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1542/2025 LILA BAHADUR GURUNG @ LILA GURUNG SON OF CHANDRA BAHADUR GURUNG, R/O. DULLUNGMUKH, P.S. HALEM, DIST. BISWANATH, ASSAM - 784170. 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, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER Date : 24-07-2025 Heard Ms. Tinlung, the learned counsel on behalf of Mr. D. Das, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of State respondent. 2. This is an application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Page No.# 2/2 Sanhita, 2023, praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused/petitioner, who is apprehending arrest in connection with Halem P.S. Case No. 12/2025 (GR 36/2025) registered under Sections 316(5)/61(2) of BNS, 2023. 3. Case Diary not received. 4. However, it is submitted by Mr. Borthakur that the case has already been charge-sheeted vide C.S. No. 40/2025 dated 21.07.2025. 5. In this context, Ms. Tinlung, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the present petitioner is already on interim pre-arrest bail and hence his interim protection may be extended so that he can appear before the learned Trial Court seeking regular bail. 6. In view of the above, the petitioner is directed to approach the learned Trial Court below within 15 (fifteen) days from the date of order with an application of bail, which may be considered in accordance with law. 7. Till then, it is provided that the interim pre-arrest bail, granted to the accused/petitioner by this Court vide order dated 27.06.2025, shall remain extended for another 15 (fifteen) days from today, enabling the petitioner to appear before the learned Court below for filing fresh application for regular bail. 8. With the above observations, the matter stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant