Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010213782025 2025:GAU-AS:13501 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3144/2025 SAMSUL KHAN SON OF LATE BAKER ALI KHAN RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 38 NOTBOMA NEAR BUS STAND P.S. HATIGAON DISTRICT-KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM PIN CODE- 781038 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PROSECUTOR GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MS. D SINHA Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER 26.09.2025 1. Heard Mr. J.U. Ahmed, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Page No.# 2/4 Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State of Assam. 2. This application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner, namely, Samsul Khan, who has been detained behind the bars since 20.08.2025 in connection with Dispur P.S. Case No. 669/2025, under Sections 143(3)/144(2) of the BNS read with Section 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. 3. The gist of accusation in this case is that on 09.08.2025, one Karabi Saikia, SI of Police, had lodged an FIR before the Officer-In-Charge of Dispur Police Station, inter alia, alleging that on receipt of an information through reliable sources that a sex racket is being run in a beauty parlour located at Ganeshguri, under the name and style “LOOKS PARLOUR”. A raid was conducted in the said beauty parlour and during raid, the 3(three) numbers of victim girls were rescued therefrom and 3(three) accused persons, including the present petitioner were arrested. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is the owner of the beauty parlour from where the victim girls were recovered. 5. He, however, submits that he is not involved in day-to-day affairs of the said beauty parlour as he had authorized one Binita Das to run the said beauty parlour. 6. He further submits that he is ready to co-operate in the investigation and prays for bail considering the period of detention undergone by the petitioner. Page No.# 3/4 7. The petitioner has been behind the bars for the last 47 days and considering the period of detention, he may be allowed to go on bail. 8. He also submits that the petitioner never forced the victim girls to indulge in immoral activities. 9. He further submits that as all the victim girls are major and therefore, they cannot be compelled to indulge in immoral activities. 10. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to co-operate in the investigation. 11. On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced the Case Diary of Dispur P.S. Case No. 669/2025, and has submitted that the victim girls has implicated the petitioner in their statement made during the course of the investigation. 12. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides and has gone through the Case Diary. Though it appears that there are incriminating materials against the petitioner in the Case Diary, however, the investigation has fairly progressed. 13. Moreover, considering the period of detention undergone by the petitioner (47 days), this Court is of the considered opinion that if the petitioner co-operates in the investigation, her further custodial detention may not be required for fair completion of the investigation of Dispur P.S. Case No. 669/2025. 14. In view of the above, the above-named petitioner is allowed to go on bail of Rs. 30,000/-(Rupees Thirty Thousand only) with a suitable Page No.# 4/4 surety of like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (M) with following conditions that:- (i) the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Police Officer as and when called for and shall co-operate with the investigation; and (ii) the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to the informant or to any other person who may be acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing such facts before the Investigating Officer or to any Court. 15. Send back the Case Diary. 16. With the above observations, this bail application is, accordingly, disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant