Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010051002026 2026:GAU-AS:3702 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/543/2026 SANJAY RAY SANJAY ALIAS BARMAN S/O RAJU RAY R/O VILL- SAGOLIA PT. II, P.O. SAGOLIA P.S. GOLAKGANJ DIST. DHUBRI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. K DEVI, N O POMONG Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER 13.03.2026 1. Heard Mrs. K. Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. K. Parasar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Page No.# 2/3 Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner, namely, Sanjay Ray @ Sanjay Barman, has prayed for granting pre-arrest bail, apprehending arrest in connection with Golakganj P.S. Case No. 219/2022, registered under Section 448/376/511/506 of IPC along with GR Case No. 1112/2022 and stated to be pending before the court of the learned CJM, Dhubri. 3. It is submitted that the allegation in the FIR dated 28/6/2022 is that accused No. 1 mentioned in the FIR who is the present petitioner entered the house of the victim and tried to sexually abuse her. The allegation against the other FIR named person is that they threatened the victim side, if the matter is reported. The relevant copies of the charge sheet have already been annexed. Drawing attention to para 10 of the bail petition, it is submitted that compromise was worked out between the parties at the behest villagers, but the compromise agreement was not accepted by the police at Sagolia Gate Police Station. It is also stated in the said para 10 that other co-accused are already on bail. The FIR was lodged in 2022 itself and on completion of investigation, the charge sheet was submitted on 30/10/2022. It is submitted, the trial has not started. 4. In the circumstances and on the basis of materials, the Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject however to suitable conditions to address any concerns pertaining to the victim side. 5. Accordingly, it is provided that in the event of arrest of the petitioner, named above, in connection with above mentioned case, he shall be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.50,000/- with a suitable surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the arresting authority. However, the petitioner shall appear before the learned court below and submit bail bonds and on which necessary orders shall be passed by the learned Page No.# 3/3 court. The direction for pre-arrest bail is subject to the conditions that the petitioner: (a) Shall be available for trial, if one commences; (b) Shall not intimidate or harass the informant or victim or their family member. (c) Shall not hamper or tamper with evidence of the case. (d) Shall not intimidate or try to influence any witnesses Violation of any of the bail condition shall entail cancellation of bail. 6. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant