Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010170022026 2026:GAU-AS:11809 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1923/2026 SRI NABAJIT TALUKDAR S/O GHANSHYAM TALUKDAR VILLAGE- JAGAT SUBA, WARD NO. 10, SARTHEBARI, P.S.- SARTHEBARI DIST- BARPETA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N K KALITA, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 19.08.2026 1. Heard learned Counsel Mr. N.K. Kalita for the accused-applicant and Ms. S. H. Borah, learned Addl.Public Prosecutor for the respondent State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicant, Nabajit Talukdar Page No.# 2/3 apprehending arrest in connection with Sarthebari P.S. Case No. 69/2026 (G.R. No.858/2026), registered under Sections 305/331 (4) of the BNS, 2023. 3. An FIR was lodged by the informant alleging that on the intervening night of 15.07.2026 and 16.07.2026, some miscreants have entered the house of the informant by breaking the lock of the grills of the verandah and stolen away 12 pairs of Bell metal utensils, bell metal and inverter along with the machine worth Rs.50,000/-. On the basis of the FIR, police registered the Sarthebari P.S. Case No. 69/2026 under the aforementioned Sections. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that he is not involved in the offence as alleged in the FIR. He submits that police is visiting his house and is making calls and as such, he is apprehending arrest. He, therefore, submits that the accused applicant has approached this Court and he should be granted anticipatory bail. He submits that a co-ordinate Bench of this Court has granted pre-arrest bail to some of the co-accused persons. 5. Learned Addl.Public Prosecutor opposes the bail prayer. 6. Taking into account the whole aspects of the matter as well the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that pre-arrest bail should be granted to the accused- applicant. 7. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event of the arrest of the accused- applicant named above in connection with the aforesaid case, he shall be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of arresting authority, subject to the following conditions: Page No.# 3/3 i) The accused-applicant shall appear before the investigating officer within a period of 10 days of passing of this order; ii) The accused-applicant shall co-operate with the investigation and make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer; and iii) The accused-applicant shall not try to tamper or hamper with the investigation in any manner, whatsoever. 8. In terms of the above directions, the anticipatory bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant