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2025 DAILYLAW 17792 (GAU)

SUZU BORO v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./2708/2025 · 2025-08-31

Shamima Jahan

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010181592025 2025:GAU-AS:11739 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2708/2025 SUZU BORO S/O SWAHIN BORO R/O VILL- NO. 3 KALAIGAON P.S. HOWRAH GHAT DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. M KHAN Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER 01.09.2025 Heard Mr. M. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P., Assam for the State. By this application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 the Page No.# 2/3 petitioner, viz., Suzu Boro has prayed for bail in connection with Jogighopa P.S. Case No.91/2025 registered under Sections 61(2)/310(4)/319(2) of the BNS. The F.I.R. dated 01.08.2025 reveals that on source information about a racket to transport fake currency and loot black money from businessmen and that they were coming from Guwahati to Bongaigaon, the police personnel conducted naka checking and during the same they found a vehicle which was proceeding from a particular direction to another and on seeing the checking put up by the police personnel the said vehicle turned on a different side and the police personnel chased the said vehicle and stopped it and apprehended the petitioner along with three others from the said vehicle. The said accused persons were brought to the Jogighopa Police Station for interrogation and during interrogation it was found that they by coordinating with one Bhaskar Boro had the intention to loot an amount of Rs.12 Crores which was coming from Tura, Meghalaya towards Bongaigaon side and when the I.D. numbers were asked from the accused persons, two accused persons had given fake identities to the police personnel. As far as the present petitioner is concerned, a fake identify card was recovered from him wherein it was shown that he is a higher officer of National Crime Research Intelligence Bureau. Mr. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was in fact an official of the National Crime Research Intelligence Bureau and to substantiate the said fact he had annexed one document i.e. an offer letter by Page No.# 3/3 the Director General of the said organization together with his identity card annexed with the said petition. He further submits that he was arrested only on suspicion that they were going to loot 12 Crore rupees from a person coming from Tura, Meghalaya. Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P., however, submits that the identity card of the petitioner was found to be fake by the police personnel and during the examination the petitioner had not stated about the said offer letter and that he is an official of the National Crime Research Intelligence Bureau. He also submits that the documents annexed by the petitioner has to be verified and the genuineness of the same has to be ascertained. On consideration of the submissions made at the Bar and on perusal of the records, it is seen that there was a specific information that a team of persons are engaged in transacting fake currency and looting black money and in pursuant to the said information the vehicle was intercepted and the petitioner along with others were arrested and the petitioner was found carrying a fake identity card. In view of the same, this Court does not deem it fit to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. As such, this petition stands dismissed. The Bail Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant