Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010250052025 2025:GAU-AS:15516 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2694/2025 REENA KHATOON D/O LT ISLAM KHAN, R/O GUIJAN GAON, PS TINISUKIA , DIST TINISUKIA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. S G BARUAH, MS C SAIKIA,MR. S. RONGPI,MR. B BORGOHAIN,MR B SAIKIA,MR. S NEOG Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 17-11-2025 Heard Ms. S. B. Baruah, learned counsel for the accused applicant. Also heard Mr. R. J. Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused applicant, namely, Smt. Reena Khatoon in connection with Chabua P.S. Case No.84/2025 corresponding to G. R. Case No.1070/2025 under Section 318(4)/319(2)/336(2)/336(3)/340(2)/61(2) of BNS. 3. The allegation as alleged in the FIR dated 05.10.2025 by one Ms Nazima Begum is that the legal heirs of late Jan Mohammad, namely Nazima Begum, Farid Hussain, Salina Begum and Afis Hussain received a total of 8(eight) Kathas of land as legal heirs from the aforesaid late Jan Mohammad. Thereby, they received 2(two) Kathas each as their respective share. It was alleged that aforesaid Farid Hussain sold 2(two) Kathas of his share to the accused applicant. It was further alleged that in addition to the 2(two) Kathas of land which belong to Farid Hussain, aforesaid Farid Hussain has sold 1(one) Katha more to the accused applicant. It was alleged in the FIR that aforesaid 1(one) katha of land was sold without the knowledge of the other heirs and therefore, cheated the 3(three) persons including the informant. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant submits that land of 1(one) Katha of land was sold to the accused applicant by Farid Hussain by a way of duly registered sale deed, for which, he has received a Rs.1,44,000/-(Rupees One Lakh Fourty Four thousand Only). She submits that accused applicant is totally unaware whether the land was sold to her with or without the permission of other 3 persons or not. 5. In view of the aforesaid, she submits that she has genuinely Page No.# 3/3 purchased the land from Farid Hussain and she has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR, therefore, she should be allowed to go bail. 6. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that case diary should be perused before considering the instant pre-arrest bail. He opposes any grant of bail, at this stage. 7. This Court has also considered the respective submissions made by the parties. After hearing the parties, this Court is of the opinion that this is a fit case to allow the accused applicant to go on pre-arrest bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/-with surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the I.O. of the Chabua police Station subject to the following conditions: 1) That the accused applicant shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer within a period of 10(ten) days of passing of this order; 2) That the accused applicant shall not hamper or temper with the evidence of the case; 3) That the accused applicant shall fully cooperate with the investigation of the case by appearing before the I.O of the case, as and when call for by the I.O. 8. In view of the above aforesaid directions, the instant bail application is allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant