Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010164782025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1790/2025 BISHNU RONGPI S/O- PADAM RONGPI. R/O- SAM TARO GAON, BUKULIA GHAT, NEAR SIKARI GATE LP SCHOOL, P.O. AND P.S.- BAKULIA, DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN - 782460 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. T SOM, MS. S. SUT,MS. B. DAS,MS. U HAZARIKA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER Date : 05.08.2025 1. Heard Ms. T Som, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K.K Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam who prays for some more time for producing the Case Diary. 2. This application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the Page No.# 2/3 petitioner Sri. Bishnu Rongpi who is apprehending his arrest in connection with CID P.S. Case No. 04/2025, under Section 61(2)/318(4)/336(3)/340(2) of BNS, 2023. 3. The gist of accusation in this case is that on 10.02.2025, one Sri. Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, Chief Engineer, Water Resource Department, Assam, had lodged an FIR before Additional Director General of Police, inter alia, alleging that a fake appointment letter containing the forged signatures of the informant was circulated by some of the miscreants to various divisions under Water Resource Department, Assam. 4. Ms. T Som, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in no way involved in the offence alleged in the FIR. However, he is apprehending arrest as he is an acquaintance of one of the arrest accused persons, namely, Ms. Shunti Das, one with whom he had some monetary transaction, in respect of engaging of manpower at Dimapur for some work. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation. 5. On the other hand, Mr. K.K Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam has produced the Case Diary of CID P.S Case No. 04/2025 and has submitted that in this case, some of the accused persons were granted privilege of Anticipatory Bail, however, some of the bail application filed by the co-accused have been rejected. He submits that Case Diary reveals the existence of monetary transaction between one of the co-accused namely, Ms. Shunti Das, and the present petitioner. However, for what purpose the said monetary transaction was done is still under investigation. He, therefore, opposes the grant of Anticipatory Bail to the petitioner, at this stage. 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for both Page No.# 3/3 sides and have gone through the Case Diary of CID P.S Case No. 04/2025. On perusal of the Case Diary it appears that the only material against the present petitioner, at this stage, is that he had monetary transaction with one of the co- accused namely, Ms. Shunti Das. Apart from the said fact, there is nothing, at this stage, which would incriminate him in the offence alleged in the FIR. 7. Under such circumstances, this Court is of considered opinion that if the petitioner cooperates in the investigation, his custodial interrogation may not be necessary for fair completion of the investigation of the aforesaid case. 8. In view of the above, the petitioner, namely, Sri. Bishnu Rongpi is hereby, directed to appear before the Investigating Officer of CID P.S Case No. 04/2025 within 7(seven) days from the date of this order and cooperate with the investigation. If he does so within the stipulated period of time, in the event of his arrest, in connection with the aforesaid case, he shall be allowed to go on bail of Rs. 30,000/- with one surety of like amount subject to the satisfaction of the Investigating Authority with the following conditions: (i) 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 investigating officer; and (ii) That the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation. JUDGE Comparing Assistant