Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010050092025 2025:GAU-AS:3218 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./722/2025 SHRI RANJAN DUTTA ALIAS RAJU SON OF LATE LAKHESWAR DUTTA, RESIDENT OF JAIPUR PICHALAGAON, P.S.NARAYANPUR, DIST.LAKHIMUR, ASSAM, PIN-781126 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P D NAIR, MR S R A NASER,MR. H ROHMAN,MR. A CHETRY,MR G ALAM Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 24.03.2025 1. Heard learned counsel Mr. P. D. Nair for the petitioner Ranjan Dutta @Raju. 2. The petitioner has filed this application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 with prayer for bail as he is behind bars since 12.02.2025 in connection with Narayanpur Police Station Case No. 06/2025 under Sections Page No.# 2/3 64(1)/69/81/49 of the BNS corresponding to GR Case No. 113/2025. 3. Heard Mr. D. P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam for the respondent State. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there are no allegations against him in the FIR. The allegation of sexual assault and abettment is basically against the accused persons named in the FIR. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has raised objection stating that that there are incriminating materials in the statement of the victim against the present petitioner. 6. I have also scrutinized the Case Diary. Indeed there are incriminating materials in the Case Diary against the present petitioner. 7. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that without bringing up allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, the victim has introduced new allegations in her statements to the prejudice of the petitioner. 8. The petitioner has also prayed for bail on the ground of length of detention. The petitioner is willing to co-operate with the remaining part of investigation and to abide by any stringent bail conditions if imposed upon him. 9. It appears that bail may be granted to the petitioner. 10. Considering all aspects, petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Lakhimpur, under the conditions that: (i) The petitioner shall not exercise threats to the victim or try to influence the witnesses, Page No.# 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall co-operate with the remaining part of investigation, and (iii) The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Court without prior permission. 11. On breach of any of the bail conditions, the Court is at liberty to immediately cancel the bail granted to the petitioner. 12. Send back the Case Diary. 13. In terms of the above observation, this bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant