Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010207892025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2314/2025 LONG SING SINGNAR S/O- HEMAI SINGNAR. R/O- BALICHORA, P.S - RAHA, DISTRICT- NAGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR , ASSAM 2:JAYA PATOR W/O- JORASINGH PATOR. R/O- MERGARHGAON P.S - RAHA DISTRICT - NAGAON ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A SHARMA, MR I AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR A ISLAM (R-2),MR F HAQUE(R-2) B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 17.03.2026 Page No.# 2/3 Heard Mr. A. Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.J. Baruah, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of pre-arrest bail in connection with Raha P.S. Case No. 59/2025 under Section 64 of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, which had culminated in special POCSO Case No. 224/2025 pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (POCSO), Nagaon, Assam. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not taken into custody during the period of investigation and now after the charge sheet, the petitioner was apprehensive that on his appearance before the learned Trial Court, he may be taken into custody and therefore, this bail application has been preferred. The respondent No. 2/informant has appeared before this Court by filing an affidavit, according to which, the informant has submitted that the petitioner is the relative and out of misunderstanding and public pressure, the FIR has been filed and now they have come to a settlement amongst themselves. The medical report annexed with the charge sheet does not reveal signs and evidence of recent sexual intercourse or any sign or evidence of recent Page No.# 3/3 injuries on the body of the private part of the victim, although, the medical examination was done promptly. In the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner should appear before the learned Trial Court to make his submissions, if required for discharge on the basis of the statements made before this Court on affidavit by the informant herself and on the basis of the medical examination of the victim. The petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court on or before 31.03.2026. In the meantime, if the petitioner is taken into custody, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond of 30,000/- with 2 (two) sureties of the like amount before the learned Trial Court. Anticipatory Bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant