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2025 DAILYLAW 27691 (GAU)

RUMANA BEGUM @ LASKAR AND ANR v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./3324/2025 · 2025-11-11

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010229082025 2025:GAU-AS:15299 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3324/2025 RUMANA BEGUM @ LASKAR AND ANR D/O MOIDUR RAJA RESIDENT OF CHANGMAJI, PO AND PS DOBOKA, DISTRICT HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN 782440 2: SULTANA BEGUM D/O MOIDUR RAJA RESIDENT OF CHANGMAJI PO AND PS DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 78244 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : TAWHID LASKAR, ASHRAFUL BORBHUYAN,MR. D K AGARWALA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/3 B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 12.11.2025 Heard Mr. T Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R J Baruah, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. TCR as called for has been received. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking bail for the accused/petitioners, namely; (i) Rumana Begum @ Laskar and (ii) Sultana Begum, in connection with PRC Case No. 1832/2025 pending trial before the Court of the Ld. Chief Judicial magistrate, Hojai (Assam). 3. It appears that pursuant to filing of the charge-sheet, the learned CJM, Hojai has framed charge against the accused persons, under Section 329(3) BNS read with Section 3(5) BNS, involving criminal assault causing grievous hurt, and under Section 118(2) read with Section 3(5) BNS involving causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon, and also under Setion 351(2) read with Section 3(5) BNS involving criminal intimidation to cause death. However, although it has been alleged that due to the attack, the victim suffered miscarriage, as stated in the forwarding report, no charge has been framed under the correspondent provision of law which prima facie indicates that there is no material as far as causing miscarriage of the victim is concerned. A perusal of the FIR also indicates the same. 4. Having regard to the fact that the accused person, who are women have Page No.# 3/3 spent about 101 days behind bars and the charges has already been framed, the prayer for bail is allowed. They shall be released on bail of Rs. 20,000/- only with one surety each of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the CJM, Hojai in connection with the aforesaid case. It is provided that the petitioners shall regularly appear at the trial. 5. The bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant