Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010244252025 2025:GAU-AS:16419 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2631/2025 MUNTAJ ANSARI ALIAS MONTAZ ANSARI SON OF ALAL UDDIN, VILLAGE NO. 2, DHUPURI, P.S. MANIKPUR, DIST. BONGAIGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M I HUSSAIN, R KHA,MS. P AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER 01.12.2025 1. Heard Mr. M. I. Hussain, learned counsel for the accused-applicant. Also heard Mr. K. K. Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State respondent. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicant in connection with Manikpur P.S. Case No. Page No.# 2/3 112/2025 under Section 112 of BNS read with Section 14 of the Assam Game and Betting Act, 1970. 3. The gist of the accusation in this case is that on 26.10.2025, one Dipak Kumar Das, SI of Police had lodged an FIR before the officer-in-charge of Manikpur Police Station, inter alia alleging that on receipt of an information through reliable sources that some persons are engaged in illegal gambling activities near Patiladoha Railway Station, a police team was constituted and a search operation was made at the said location. During the search operation, two persons were apprehended and certain articles used for gambling activities were recovered therefrom. 4. On receipt of the FIR, a case was registered against the aforesaid accused persons and during investigation, the accused persons named in the FIR has implicated the name of the accused-applicant in the instant case. 5. Vide order dated 07.11.2025 of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, interim bail was granted to the accused-applicant and in terms of the aforesaid order, the accused-applicant has already appeared before the Investigating Officer and got his statement recorded. 6. Mr. K. K. Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State respondent submits that the charge sheet in the instant matter has already been submitted vide CS No. 123/2025 dated 20.11.2025. 7. In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel appearing for the accused- applicant submits that he should be protected for limited time so that he can go and appear before the trial Court. 8. In view of the aforesaid, this Court is of the opinion that the interim order so passed earlier, should be made absolute and the accused-applicant is directed Page No.# 3/3 that in the event of receipt of any notice from the trial Court, the accused- applicant shall make sure of his appearance before the learned trial Court. 9. In view of the aforesaid, this bail application stands disposed of as allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant