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2025 DAILYLAW 23223 (GAU)

SHRI ABHIMANYU KUMAR @ MONU SINGH v. STATE OF NAGALAND

AB/20/2025 · 2025-07-30

Yarenjungla Longkumer

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020003562025 2025:GAU-NL:351 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : AB/20/2025 SHRI ABHIMANYU KUMAR @ MONU SINGH PROPRIETOR OF M/S MAKALYANI FOREST PRODUCE TRADING DEPOT, SON OF SIUJI KUMAR, RESIDENT OF KAMARGAON, CHARIALI, ASSAM, 784176 VERSUS STATE OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA Advocate for the Petitioner : VINNOKA ACHUMI, Advocate for the Respondent : P.P, NAGALAND, BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER O R D E R 31.07.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Shaneil Kalita and also learned Public Prosecutor for the State respondents, Mr. E. Thiba Phom. 2. The learned P.P. has produced the latest status report received from Page No.# 2/3 the Investigating Officer dated 29.07.2025. According to the status report the petitioner had appeared before the Investigating Agency on 29.07.2025 and his statement was recorded. During the recording of the statement it was observed that the petitioner did not bring any of the CGST Bills or the cash transaction records maintained at his shop, which he was directed to bring at the time of his appearance. Further, the accused had denied taking the consignment in the year 2024; however, the complainant had provided all the GST Bills and the e-way bills. Therefore, on 29.07.2025, the petitioner was again directed to appear before the Investigating Agency with the GST Bills and other relevant documents to prove his statement. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the main accused in the present case, i.e., one Pradeep Singh and so also the other person named by the main accused, one Guneshwar Bharali, have already been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court on 10.07.2025 in AB/1565/2025. Accordingly she has prayed that the Interim Order passed on 26.06.2025 may be made absolute. 4. This Court has considered the prayer of the petitioner and also the facts and circumstances of the present case. It is seen that the petitioner has been cooperating with the investigation and has appeared on 29.07.2025 before the Investigating Agency. Therefore, the Interim Order dated 26.06.2025 can be made absolute. However, the petitioner shall continue to cooperate with the investigation and shall appear as and when summoned by the Investigating Officer without fail and provide all the documents, which he was directed to produce positively before the Page No.# 3/3 Investigating Agency. 5. With these terms and conditions, the petition is disposed of and the interim bail is made absolute. JUDGE Comparing Assistant