Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010212932024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2858/2024 LOKMAN ALI AND ANR S/O ABDUL SALAM, R/O VILL- BHUYANBARI PATHER, W.NO. 3, P.S.- LAHARIGHAT, DIST- MORIGAON (ASSAM) 2: JAHANGIR ALAM S/O ATABUR RAHMAN R/O VILL- BHUYANBARI PATHER W.NO. 3 P.S.-LAHARIGHAT DIST- MORIGAON (ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N J DUTTA, MR. S UDDIN,F KHATUN,MR A ALAM,MR. A A MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 07.01.2025 Heard Mr. N.J.Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R.R.Kaushik, learned Addl.P.P. for the State respondent. Page No.# 2/3 This application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 has been filed praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, 1. Lokman Ali and 2. Jahangir Alam in respect of Lahorighat PS Case No. 181/2024 under Section 118 (2) of the BNS Act. One person has alleged in the FIR that his 22 years old dumb son was sexually abused by the present petitioners. The injury report available in the case diary shows that there is no injury in the private parts of the victim boy. It may be mentioned that the petitioner No.2, Jahangir Alam was granted interim protection by this court dated 04.12.2024 and pursuant to the interim protection, he had appeared before the I.O. I have considered the submission of both sides and in the given circumstances of the case, the petitioner No.2, Jahangir Alam do not deserve to be detained in custody and therefore, the interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner No.2 is hereby made absolute. It is further directed that in the meantime in respect of Lahorighat PS Case No.181/2024, the petitioner No. 1. Lokman Ali shall be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arrest authority. He shall co-operate and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called. With the aforesaid direction, the pre-arrest bail application stands disposed of. Case diary be returned back. JUDGE Page No.# 3/3 Comparing Assistant