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2025 DAILYLAW 18373 (GAU)

AZGOR ALI ALIAS AZGAR ALI v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./2861/2025 · 2025-09-01

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010193292025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2861/2025 AZGOR ALI ALIAS AZGAR ALI SON OF JORMAT ALI RESIDENT OF VILL NO. 5, KUMOLIA,P.O. PANIBHARAL,P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI, DIST. BISWANATH, ASSAM, PIN-784176 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : B BURAGOHAIN, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 02.09.2025 1. Heard Mr. B. Buragohain, learned counsel for the accused petitioner as well as Mr. D. P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam. 2. By this petition under Section 483 BNSS, the accused-petitioner, namely, Azgor Ali @ Azgar Ali who was arrested on 08.08.2025 in connection with Biswanath Page No.# 2/3 Chariali PS Case No. 105/2025 under Section 61(2)/318(4)/316(2)/318(2) of the BNS, 2023 read with Sections 43/66/66c/66D of IT Act. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that on 23.05.2025 at around 4:40 PM, on a credible information received at Biswanath Chariali Police Station regarding an illegal money transaction network operating in various parts of Assam with its centre at Biswanath, a team of police personnel embarked upon the investigation at around 5:15 PM and three persons were apprehended during investigation in front of Asomi Rice Hotel. The petitioner is one of the accused. The accused were brought to the police station and during preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the petitioner and the other accused were operating multiple fraudulent current bank accounts of various banks including North East Small Finance Bank as mule accounts to facilitate the illegal transactions, who often use suspected groups of the messaging application, Telegram for the same. It was also disclosed by the petitioner Ibrahim Ali that he was acting under the instructions of accused Hedayat Ullah. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has made objection in granting bail to the petitioner. 5. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel for both the sides. 6. I have also considered the length of detention. It appears that investigation may have presumably progressed to some extent. I have also considered the submission that the petitioner is willing to co-operate with the remaining part of the investigation and abide by any stringent conditions if imposed upon him. 7. Considering all aspects, bail may be granted to the petitioner. 8. The petitioner named above shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Eleka Magistrate/Jurisdictional court subject to the following Page No.# 3/3 conditions: i) That the petitioner shall appear before the I.O. every fortnight till completion of the investigation, ii) That the petitioner shall refrain from committing any such offence of which he is alleged, iii) That the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Court without prior permission. 9. On breach of any of the above conditions, the jurisdictional Court/ Eleka Magistrate is at liberty to immediately cancel the bail granted to the petitioner. 10. In terms of the above observations, the bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant