Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010166922026 2026:GAU-AS:12005 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1885/2026 SRI MANAS GOGOI S/O LATE BHUBAN GOGOI, R/O VILL THOWRA TEA ESTATE, PO RAJMAI, PS DIMOW, DIST. SIVASAGAR, ASSAM, PIN 785672 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K KALITA, MR. B BORAH,MR. L PHUKAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 21-08-2026 Heard Mr. I.H. Saikia, the learned counsel appearing for the accused- applicant. Also heard Mr. K. Baishya, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent State. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicants in connection with Demow Police Station Case No. 74/2026 under Sections 316,318(4),319(2),336(3), 338,61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. An FIR was lodged before the Officer-In-Charge of Demow Police Station on 17.07.2026, alleging, inter-alia, that the accused-applicant, who is a PF Clerk of Thowra Tea Estate, has fraudulently in connivance with another person, namely, Smt. Anu Borah, has transferred to the account of Smt. Anu Borah, the second installment of PF fund, belonging to Sri Ranjit Borah, showing Ranjit Borah as dead. 4. On the basis of the FIR, the Police registered the Demow Police Station Case No. 74/2026 under the aforementioned Sections. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that the accused-applicant is only the PF Clerk and he has done the needful on the basis of the advice of the Manager. He submits that the accused-applicant is an employee of Thowra Tea Estate and he will cooperate with the investigation. 6. Case Diary in the instant case has been received the same is perused. 7. Mr. K. Baishya, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail, submitting that there are sufficient incriminating materials of forging documents and thereby, fraudulently transferring the amount to the mother-in-law, namely Anu Borah, by the Page No.# 3/3 accused-applicant, Manas Gogoi, who is the PF Clerk of Thowra Tea Estate. 8. This Court has gone through the Case Diary as well as heard the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. Having found prima facie incriminating materials against the accused-applicant, this Court does not find any merit in the instant case and accordingly, the instant Anticipatory Bail application is dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant