Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010030052025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./444/2025 SRI LAZRUS TIGGA S/O SRI KARLUSH TIGGA R/O NO. 16 CHUNGAJAN (RAIPATHAR) P.O. AND P.S. CHUNGJAN, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM PIN NO. 785601 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N K MURRY, S DEB,MS S.DAS,MS P TOKBIPI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 06.03.2025 Heard Mr.NK Murry, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. RR Kaushik, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, whereby the petitioner Lazrus Tigga has prayed for grant of regular bail, after he was arrested in connection with Borlangfer P.S. Case No. 06/2024. Page No.# 2/2 3. On 22.12.2024, an FIR was lodged on the basis of a missing report dated 20.12.2014, which was filed by Animesh Sen. The missing person was Sri Ratan Ch. Dutta. It was alleged in the FIR that Ratan Ch. Dutta was kidnapped by some persons, who were specifically named in the said FIR. It was further alleged that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₹1.5 crore from the family of Ratan Ch. Dutta. Later on, the dead body of Ratan Ch. Dutta was found. 4. Mr. Murry has submitted that the petitioner has not been named in the FIR. Mr. Murry has further submitted that the petitioner has been in judicial custody for more than 60 days and the police has sought for his further remand. 5. Mr. Kaushik has also submitted that the deceased was brutally murdered inspite of payment of ransom demanded by the kidnappers. 6. The case diary shows some photographs of the dead body of the deceased. 7. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel of both sides. 8. After considering the submissions made by the learned counsel of both sides, this Court is of the opinion that for consideration of the bail prayer of the petitioner, perusal of the post-mortem report is not required. 9. Therefore, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner does not deserve to be released on bail at this stage. Therefore, his pre-arrest bail application is rejected and disposed of accordingly. The CD shall be returned. JUDGE Comparing Assistant