Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010283412025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2999/2025 JILLUL ISLAM S/O - JABAN ALI, R/O - VILL. MULIALA PART 1, P.S RATABARI, DIST. - SRIBHUMI, ASSAM, PIN - 788720. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : A RAHMAN, MR. J RAHMAN,MR. S. SUR Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 02.02.2026 Heard Mr. A. Rahman, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Addl. P.P. for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner, namely, Jillul Islam, who was apprehending his arrest in connection with Badarpur P.S. Case No. 302/2024 under Sections 22(c)/25/29 of NDPS Act, 3. The principle allegation has reflected in the FIR is that on 12.12.2024 a vehicle bearing Registration No.AS-01FL-7330 was apprehended during naka Page No.# 2/2 checking on the basis of secret information and upon search of the vehicle 50,000/- suspected yaba tablets were recovered from a secret chamber within the vehicle. 4. The driver of the vehicle along with his three other occupants of the vehicle were arrested. 5. During investigation, it was found that the present petitioner is the owner of the aforesaid vehicle. 6. The plea taken by the petitioner is that the he had rented out the vehicle to the one of the arrested co-accused person and had no knowledge of its use. It also appears that the petitioner did not respond to a notice under Section 67 NDPS Act issued by the authorities and the charge-sheet was submitted showing him as an abscond and since the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle in which the secret chamber was constructed wherein the commercial quantity of contraband was found, it cannot be said at this stage that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the petitioner is not guilty of the alleged offence. 7. Having regard to the material available on record, the prayer for pre- arrest bail is rejected. 8. Send back the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant