Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010246442025 2025:GAU-AS:15701 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2668/2025 TAIJUDDIN AHMED S/O JALIL HUSSAIN VILL KALJHAR, P.S HOWLY, DIST BARPETA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S ISLAM, A R MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 19-11-2025 Heard Mr. S. Islam, learned counsel for the accused applicant. Also heard Ms N. Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, praying Page No.# 2/3 for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused applicant in connection with Howly P.S. Case No. 119/2025, registered under Section 121(2)/117(2) of BNS, 2023. 3. The gist of the fact as narrated in the FIR dated 13.10.2025 filed by one Block Development Officer (BDO) is that the accused applicant has assaulted one Mafidul Islam, GPC while a survey of land in the locality was going on without any provocation. It was alleged that as a result of the assault, aforesaid GPC sustained some injuries and he was admitted to the Howly CHC for medical treatment. On the receipt of the FIR, the police registered the Howly P.S. Case No. 119/2025 against the accused applicant. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant submits that there was some altercation and may be on the heat of the moment, there was some minor assault. Keeping in view the kind of allegation made in the aforesaid FIR, he submits that the accused applicant should be allowed to go on pre-arrest bail. He submits that in the event of pre-arrest bail, the accused applicant will cooperate with investigation. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has submitted the case diary before this Court and submits that there is clear implication of accused applicant of his involvement in the offence alleged in the FIR. Therefore, he opposes granting of bail to the accused applicant. 6. This Court has gone through the materials brought before this Court as well as the case diary. After perusing the materials brought before this Page No.# 3/3 court and hearing the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court is of the opinion that the accused applicant should be allowed to go on pre-arrest bail on furnishing of a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with a surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer in connection with Howly P.S. Case No. 119/2025, 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 instant case in any manner; and 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 called for by the I.O. 7. In view of the above aforesaid directions, the instant anticipatory bail application is disposed of as allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant