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2025:GAU-AS:16941
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3800/2025 JOHURUL ISLAM S/O NURBAKTA SHEIKH RESIDENT OF VILL- DURGAMARI PART-I, P.S. BONGAIGAON, DIST.
BONGAIGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M KHAN, MS J AKTAR,MR A K DAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS
O R D E R
08.12.2025
Heard Mr. M. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State respondent.
2. This application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the accused petitioner, namely, Johurul Islam praying for grant of bail in connection with Bongaigaon P.S. Case No. 290/2025, under Section 310(4) of BNS, 2023. The accused person was arrested on 14.11.2025.
3. The FIR was lodged by a police official from Bongaigaon P.S. on 13.11.25 with the allegation that reliable source information was received about the present petitioner Johurul Islam and others making preparations for highway dacoity. Subsequently, a search was conducted in his residence and also in the presence of witnesses, a mobile phone, walkie talkie of Baofeng company, one jacket olive color green jacket and three khakish T shirts having Assam police written on it were recovered from his premises.
4. The case diary has been received.
5. The I/O has submitted an elaborate bail objection stating that the search was conducted based on reliable source information about preparation for dacoity and the Baofeng walkie-talkie, which was found is used by organized criminal gangs because they enable encrypted direct and untraceable communications, independent of other mobile networks.
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6. I perused the concerned G.D. entry, the seizure list and in the grounds of arrest given to the petitioner, the seizure list tally with the contention of prosecution regarding the seizure of the aforesaid items. Investigation is continuing.
7. At this stage, the bail petition stands rejected.
8. Accordingly, this bail application stands disposed of.
9. Send back the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant