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2026 DAILYLAW 10932 (GAU)

SRI TANJU KUMAR DAS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

AB/1337/2026 · 2026-07-21

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010125042026 2026:GAU-AS:10074 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1337/2026 SRI TANJU KUMAR DAS S/O SRI PORESH DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DOOLPARA, UNDER PANIGAON POLICE STATION, DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR D TALUKDAR, MS P SAIKIA,MS B GOSWAMI,MR P CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 22.07.2026 Heard Mr. D. Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D.P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This is an application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, for granting the privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, namely, Sri Tanju Kumar Das in Page No.# 2/2 connection with Panigaon P.S. Case No.30/2026 registered under Section 69 of the BNS, 2023. On perusal of the FIR, it appears that the victim was in love affair with the accused/petitioner and eloped with him but, she was not accepted by the parents of the petitioner. Thereafter, the accused took her to another place where he committed forcible sexual intercourse with her. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR has been lodged because the parents of the petitioner did not accept her. Pursuant to the interim protection granted by this Court, the petitioner appears before the I.O. and his statement has been recorded as revealed by the Case Diary. Having regard to the nature of allegation prayer for pre arrest bail is allowed. Interim order dated 19.06.2026 is hereby made absolute on the same conditions. This application is disposed of and returned the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant