Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010169472026 2026:GAU-AS:11747 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2347/2026 TAPAN ROY SON OF LAKHESWAR ROY,RESIDENT OF-VILLAGE- SRIPURDEOUR, P.S- MUSHALPUR,DISTRICT- BAKSA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR P DAS, MS N BARUAH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, -BEFORE- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER 18.08.2026 Heard Mr. P. Das, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant and Ms. S. H. Borah, learned Addl. PP for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, Page No.# 2/3 2023 praying for grant of bail to the accused applicant in connection with Tihu P.S. Case No. 26/2026 registered under Sections 309 (4)/115/126/111 of BNS, 2023. 3. An FIR was lodged on 25.07.2026 by the complainant Md. Bilal Ali alleging inter alia that on 15.06.2026 at around 10.30 AM, when the complainant reached at NathkuchiChowk at that time the accused persons namely, (i) Kapil Roy, (ii) Dipu Das, (iii) Tapan Roy and other two persons of MD. Finance Associated Nathkuchi forcefully snatched his motor cycle bearing registration No. AS-15U-0753. It is alleged that on 16.07.2026, the complainant deposited an amount of Rs.5,000/- on Phone Pay and Rs.5,000/- paid in cash to the accused namely Kapil Roy but the accused persons did not return his motor cycle. It is also alleged that when the complainant went to the office of the accused persons to collect his motor cycle then the accused persons beat him and snatched another amount of Rs.30,000/-. 4. On the basis of the FIR, the police registered Tihu P.S. Case No. 26/2026 under the aforementioned sections. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant submits that the main accused person, namely, Kapil Roy has already granted bail by this Court on 17.08.2026 in AB No. 1905/2026. He further submits that the accused applicant has already spent 24 days behind the bar. Therefore, the accused applicant should be granted bail, at this stage Page No.# 3/3 6. Ms. S. H. Borah, learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the accused applicant stating that the investigation is still under progress in the instant case. 7. Taking into account the factual position and the period of detention already undergone by the accused applicant, this Court is of the considered opinion that the accused applicant should be granted bail, at this stage. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused applicant, namely, Tapan Roy, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with a suitable surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Nalbari subject to the following conditions:- (i). that the accused applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer; and (ii) that the accused applicant shall not try to tamper or hamper with the investigation in any manner, whatsoever. In terms of the above, this bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant