Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010166352025 2025:GAU-AS:11801 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1789/2025 KETARIWIBO RENTTA R/O-HOUSE NO. 155, SUPPLY COLONY, DIMAPUR SADAR, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND, P.S- WEST POLICE STATION, DIST. DIMAPUR, NAGALAND, PIN-797112. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B M DEKA, MR. MASUM ALAM Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER Date : 02-09-2025 Heard Mr. B.M. Deka, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. M.P. Goswami, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of Page No.# 2/3 State respondent. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 for granting pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, namely, Ketariwibo Rentta in connection with Bhangagarh P.S. Case No. 118/2025 under Sections 74/118(2)/109 BNS. 3. Case Diary received. Perused the same. 4. It is submitted by Mr. Deka, the learned counsel for the petitioner that after obtaining the order of interim pre-arrest bail dated 30.07.2025 he appeared before the I/O, cooperated with the investigation and his statement is also recorded by the I/O. He further submitted that from the contends of the Forwarding Report itself it is seen that the present petitioner committed no such offence as alleged in the FIR. However, it is a fact that he was present at the relevant time of incident. Mr. Deka further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the I/O in further investigation of the case, if he is provided with the privilege of pre-arrest bail. 5. Mr. Goswami, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted in this regard that the petitioner has cooperated in the investigation and appeared before the I/O after obtaining the interim pre-arrest bail and his statement is also recorded. 6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for both sides, the conduct of the accused/petitioner and other aspects of the case, I find that custodial interrogation of the present petitioner may not be required for the purpose of investigation and hence the order of interim pre-arrest bail dated 30.07.2025 is hereby made absolute with same terms and conditions. Page No.# 3/3 7. With the above observations, the pre-arrest bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant