Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010191822025 2025:GAU-AS:12155 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2816/2025 SMT RIYA PAUL D/O LT DIJENDRA PAUL RESIDENT OF VILL - WARD NO. 10, SHANTIPARA, POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION - DHEKIAJULI, DISTRICT - SONITPUR, ASSAM, PIN - 784110, DIST - SONITPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR Z ALAM, B SAHA,P ROY,MS. S NAZNEEN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER 08-09-2025 Heard Mr. Z. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State respondent. 2. This is an application under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of bail to the accused/petitioner, namely, Smt. Riya Paul who was arrested in Page No.# 2/3 connection with Dhekiajuli P.S. Case No. 163/2025 (G.R. No. 655/2025) under Sections 316(5)/318/314/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 3. Case Diary is placed before the Court. I have perused the same. 4. It is submitted by Mr. Alam, that the earlier bail application of the petitioner was rejected by this Court on 27.07.2025 after considering the materials in the case diary. But as on today, the petitioner is in custody for last 80 days and hence considering her length of detention, her prayer for bail may be considered. However, the petitioner being the permanent resident of the address locality, there is no chance of absconding and she will extend her cooperation in further investigation of the case, if she is granted with the privilege of bail. 5. Mr. Borthakur, learned Addl. PP submitted in this regard that there are sufficient incriminating materials against the petitioner. However, it is a fact that charge sheet in the case has not yet been filed and the investigation is still going on. It is also submitted by Mr. Borthakur, learned counsel that the prime accused of the case, namely, Moon Ahmed is yet to be apprehended. 6. I have perused the case diary and considering the materials in the case diary and other aspects of the case, I find that further custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be required as the I.O. got sufficient opportunity to interrogate her, keeping her in custody. 7. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for both sides and on perusing the case diary, without going into the details of the merit of the case, only considering the length of detention undergone by the petitioner, I find it a fit case to extent the privilege of bail to the accused/petitioner. 8. Accordingly, the accused/petitioner, namely, Smt. Riya Paul, be released Page No.# 3/3 on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) only, with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Sonitpur, subject to the following conditions:- (i) that the petitioner shall fully co-operate with the investigation of the case and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required in connection with the investigation of the aforesaid P.S. Case and (ii) that the petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. 9. With the above observation and direction, this bail application stands disposed of. 10. Return the Case Diary herewith. JUDGE Comparing Assistant