Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010061802026 2026:GAU-AS:10084 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/711/2026 ASHIQUL HOQUE ALIAS ASHIK FARAJI S/O SAMSUL HAQUE, VILL. KACHARIGAON, P.S. JURIA, DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM, PIN 782124 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. 2:RASHIDA BEGUM W/O HARUN RASHID VILL- LALUNG GAON P.S. JURIA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PINN-78212 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. Z HAMMAD, R DAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, B DUTTA(R2),MR S J SHAMIM(R2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 22.07.2026 Heard Mr. Z. Hammad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the accused- Page No.# 2/3 applicant. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Addl. P.P., representing the State of Assam. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicants in connection with Juria P.S. Case No. 80/2025, registered under Sections 64(1)/351(2) of the BNS, read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act. 3. An FIR was lodged by the informant on 19.03.2025, alleging that her daughter, aged about 17 years, studying in Class IX, was allured and trapped in love by the accused applicant for the last 6 months. It was alleged that during that time, he established physical relationship with her minor daughter and also recorded video recording of such activities. It was also alleged that her daughter was unaware of the fact that the accused applicant was a married person, and she came to know about this fact later on. When her daughter stopped talking to the accused applicant, the accused applicant made the video recording viral. 4. In terms of the aforesaid FIR, the police registered Juria P.S. Case No. 80/2025, under the aforementioned sections. 5. Mr. Z. Hammad, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant, submits that the allegations are totally false and whatever physical relationship the accused applicant had with the girl is of consensual in nature. Therefore, he submits that the accused applicant should be given pre-arrest bail, as he is willing to cooperate with the investigation. 6. The scanned copy of the TCR in the instant case has been received and the same is perused. 7. Mr. B. Sharma, learned Addl. P.P., appearing for the State, opposes the bail application, stating that there is sufficient incriminating material against the accused applicant showing his involvement in the instant case. Page No.# 3/3 8. Taking into account the entire facts of the case and on perusal of the TCR, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the accused applicant at this stage. 9. Accordingly, the instant bail application is rejected. JUDGE Comparing Assistant