Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010142372026 2026:GAU-AS:11414 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1569/2026 SRI AJIT DAS S/O SRI SURENDRA NATH DAS R/O 401-A, ARUNADI ENCLAVE, NILOMONI PHUKAN PATH, P.S. DISPUR, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM-781005, PH. NO. 8638238477 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B D KONWAR SR. ADV., H BAISHYA,MS S JAIN,MR P DOLEY,MR H AGARWAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 12.08.2026 Heard Mr. B.D. Konwar, learned senior counsel for the accused/applicant. Page No.# 2/3 Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for granting of pre-arrest bail to the accused/ applicant in connection with Howly P.S. Case No. 108/2026, registered under Sections 318(4)/ 316(2)/ 61(2) of the BNS, 2023. 3. The allegation against the accused/ applicant is that accused/ applicant is involved in alleged irregularities by rice mill in milling the Govt. procured paddy under Barpeta district. 4. A co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 15.07.2026 has granted interim pre-arrest bail to the accused/ applicant with a direction to the accused/ applicant to appear before the I.O. within a week. 5. The learned senior counsel submits that in terms of the aforesaid direction in order dated 15.07.2026, the accused/ applicant has already appeared before the I.O. and his statement has been recorded. Therefore, he submits that the interim pre-arrest bail granted to the accused/ applicant should be made absolute. 6. Case diary in the instant case has been received and it is seen that accused/ applicant has already appeared before the I.O. 7. Taking into account the aforesaid, the interim pre-arrest bail granted vide order dated 15.07.2026 is made absolute and instant AB application is disposed of. 8. Taking into account the prayer made by the learned senior counsel as regards the interim pre-arrest bail condition mentioned in (iv) in order dated 15.07.2026 is modified to the following effect:- Page No.# 3/3 Accused/ applicant shall not leave the State without permission of the jurisdictional Magistrate. JUDGE Comparing Assistant