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2026 DAILYLAW 13031 (GAU)

JAHID AL MASUD v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./2208/2026 · 2026-08-25

Rajesh Mazumdar

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010163102026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2208/2026 JAHID AL MASUD S/O-ALIMUDDIN VILL KALGACHIA PS KALGACHIA, DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781319 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : S K PODDAR, R MANDAL,MR. R GHOSH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 26.08.2026 1. Heard Mr. S.K. Paddar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. M.P. Goswami, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State respondent. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for granting bail to the petitioner, who was arrested on 30.06.2026 in connection with Palashbari P.S. Case No. 150/2026, registered under Section 87 of the BNS, 2023. Page No.# 2/3 3. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has submitted that the investigation is culminated in the charge sheet vide C.S. No. 150/2026, dated 06.08. 2026. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since the charge sheet has been submitted, there is no requirement of further custodial interrogation of the petitioner for the time being. He has further submitted that the petitioner, on receiving the summons, shall participate in the trial of the case. 5. The learned APP has submitted that releasing of the petitioner, at this stage, may lead to him hampering or tampering of the evidence of the case proposed. 6. This aspect of the matter be taken into consideration by imposing the strict condition on the petitioner while granting him bail. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with 2 (two) sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup, at Amingaon. 8. It is provided that the petitioner shall not, in any manner, interact or threaten the victim or her family members or any other witnesses as proposed in the charge sheet and he shall not leave the jurisdiction of the learned Trial Court, without prior written permission from the learned Trial Court. 9. It is further provided that the petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court as and when summons are received and to pray for regular bail during the trial. Page No.# 3/3 10. This order has been passed on the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 11. Accordingly, this bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant