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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2522/2025 KARNA PEGU S/O MANDU PEGU R/O VILL- JARIGURI PAKANIA P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REP BY THE PP, ASSAM 2:RAJEN PAYENG S/O PADMADHAR PAYENG R/O VILL- JARIGURI PAKANIA P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S GOGOI, MS G GOGOI,MS A GOGOI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 28.08.2025 Heard Ms. Annie Gogoi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K.K. Das, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State respondents.
2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking bail in respect of the accused/petitioner namely Sri Karna Pegu, in connection with N.L.P.S. Case No. 219/2025, corresponding to Spl. (POCSO) Case No-140/2025 under Section 74/75(2) of BNS, read with Section 10 of POCSO Act, 2012, read with Section 75 of JJ Act, and the statutory period in respect of the said offence is 60 days.
3. The accused was arrested on 22.05.2025, and he has already completed the statutory period of detention and the charge-sheet is yet to be submitted. Hence, the accused is to be released on bail.
4. Accordingly, the prayer of the bail is allowed.
5. The accused abovenamed shall be released on bail of Rs. 50,000/- with 2 local sureties of the like amount in connection with the aforesaid case to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Lakhimpur.
6. This bail is granted on the condition that the accused person shall not try to influence the witnesses including the victim/informant
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JUDGE Comparing Assistant