Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010035642025 2025:GAU-AS:3226 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/410/2025 SANJU SARMA S/O UMESH SARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE POILA BOLAKUCHI, PS AND DIST NALBARI, ASSAM 781334 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR M RANA, MD. I AHMED,MR. U P CHALIHA,MR. D P CHALIHA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 24-03-2025 Heard Mr. M. Rana, learned counsel for the petitioner Sanju Sarma, who has filed this application under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with prayer for pre-arrest bail as he is apprehending arrest in Page No.# 2/3 connection with Nalbari Police Station Case No. 18/2025 under Section 316(2)/316(5)/318(4)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard Ms. S.H. Bora, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he is involved in a scam relating to several suicidal deaths and unfortunate incidents arising out of procurement of LIC Housing Finance loans in the Nalbari area. It is alleged that several loans were procured by producing fake documents with the aid of fake guarantors as well as fake borrowers. After disbursement of these loans, the borrowers were pressurized to repay the loans which some of the borrowers were not even aware of. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that there are incriminating materials in the Case Diary against the present petitioner. 5. I have scrutinized the Case Diary. 6. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the prime accused has already been enlarged on bail. 7. A scrutiny of the Case Diary reveals that investigation has progressed substantially. There are indeed incriminating materials in the Case Diary against the petitioner. The petitioner has pledged to cooperate with the investigation. 8. Considering all aspects, it appears that the petitioner can be granted pre- arrest bail. 9. In the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on Page No.# 3/3 furnishing a bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority under the conditions that :- (i) the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer within one week and cooperate with the investigation, (ii) the petitioner shall refrain from such activities with which they are alleged, (iii) the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on every fortnight till completion of investigation and, (iv) the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Court without prior permission. 10. On breach of any of the bail conditions, bail order shall automatically stand cancelled. 11. In terms of the above observation, this Anticipatory Bail application stands disposed of. 12. Send back the Case Diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant