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2025 DAILYLAW 25844 (GAU)

GOLAP KHAN v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Crl.Pet./1229/2025 · 2025-11-03

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010221732025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Crl.Pet./1229/2025 GOLAP KHAN S/O NAYAN KHAN R/OVILL- BHERAGAON, P.O-JOHARPAM P.S-BARPETA, DIST. BARPETA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE P.P, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S ISLAM, MR. R ISLAM,S RAHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 04.11.2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Addl. PP, Assam. This revision petition has been preferred against the order dated 18.09.2024 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Goalpara, rejecting the prayer for zimma of the petitioner’s vehicle. A report was called for from the I/O, who has failed to produce the same Page No.# 2/2 for the 2nd time as on date. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is the registered owner of the vehicle, which was seized on 01.06.2025 and more than four months have been elapsed since then. Given the aforesaid facts, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Investigating Officer of the case to ascertain the ownership of the vehicle and also to complete the remaining investigation as far as the vehicle, bearing registration No. AS-01-QC-0759 is concerned, within a period of 15 days from the date of submission of the certified copy of this order to the I/O and in the event it is ascertained that the petitioner is the registered owner of the vehicle, the same shall be handed over to the petitioner subject to the condition that he shall not dispose of the vehicle during the pendency of the trial or make any substantiate changes to the said vehicle and also to produce the said vehicle as and when required by the learned Trial Court. The criminal petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant