Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010150552026 2026:GAU-AS:11756 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1656/2026 BAHARUL ISLAM LASKAR SON OF ANAM UDDIN LASKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HAILAKANDI TOWN, WARD NO. 1, P.S. HAILAKANDI, PIN - 788151, DISTRICT - HAILAKANDI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A M BORA, MS. C CHOUDHURY,MR. D GAGAI,MR. V A CHOWDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. Y ALI(INFORMANT),MR. A K AHMED(INFORMANT) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 18.08.2026 1. Heard learned Senior Counsel Mr. A.M.Bora assisted by Mr. V.A. Chowdhury for the accused-applicant and Mr. R.J.Baruah, learned Addl.Public Prosecutor for the respondent State. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicant, Baharul Islam Laskar, apprehending arrest in connection with Hatigaon P.S. Case No. 132/2026, registered under Sections 85/82/77/352(2)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 3. A co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 23.07.2026 granted interim pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicant with a direction to co-operate with the investigation and to appear before the investigating officer every fortnight till completion of the investigation. 4. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that in terms of the order dated 23.07.2026, the accused-applicant has been regularly appearing before the I.O. and his statement has been recorded. 5. Learned Addl.Public Prosecutor also submits that the accused-applicant has already appeared before the I.O. and got his statement recorded. 6. The learned Senior Counsel submits that accused applicant will continue to co-operate with the investigation and his custodial detention at this stage may not be required and as such, the interim pre-arrest bail order granted to the accused applicant should be made absolute. 7. Learned Addl.Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail and submits that investigation is still going on and at this stage, the accused applicant should not be granted pre-arrest bail. 8. This court has gone through the Case Diary as well heard the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties. 9. Taking into account the whole aspects of the matter, this Court is of the Page No.# 3/3 considered opinion that interim pre-arrest bail granted to the accused-applicant, vide order dated 23.07.2026 should be made absolute. 110. Accordingly, the interim pre-arrest bail granted to the accused-applicant, vide order dated 23.07.2026 is hereby made absolute subject to the following conditions: i) The accused applicant shall co-operate with the investigation and make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer; and ii) The accused applicant shall not try to get in touch with the informant in the instant case. 11. In terms of the aforesaid directions, the instant anticipatory bail application is disposed of. 12. Send back the Case Dairy. JUDGE Comparing Assistant