Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010192282026 2026:GAU-AS:13004 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2624/2026 NIJAM ALI S/O HARMUJ ALI, R/O VILL NO 2 RESERVE GAON, PS BIHPURIA, DIST LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR D MEDHI, MR P SONOWAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 08.09.2026 Heard Mr. K. Thakur, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. D. Medhi, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Sarma, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. By this application, the petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Page No.# 2/3 Dispur P.S. Case No. 516/2026, registered under Sections 318(4)/316(2) of BNS, 2023. 3. The FIR in connection with which, the petitioner was arrested and is behind the bars for the last 40 days was lodged by one, Parash Kumar Chettri on 16.07.2026, stating inter alia that the petitioner along with 4 other persons falsely represented some gold as genuine and sold it to the informant and took Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs) in cash from him. The informant later came to know that the said gold was fake and he was cheated. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner was shown arrest in the instant case on 31.07.2026 and that he is inside the jail for quite some time and that his interrogation is over and as such, he may be allowed to go on bail. 5. Mr. B. Sarma, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State, submits that the petitioner is a habitual offender and that he had earlier also been found involved in such offences and as such, he has prayed for calling of the Case Diary to see the gamut of the case. 6. On consideration of the submissions made by the learned counsels, more so in view of the fact that, there are other persons involved and that the petitioner has been inside the jail for around 40 days, this Court deems it fit to enlarge the petitioner on bail on furnishing of a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Kamrup (Metro) under the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall positively appear before the Investigating Officer as Page No.# 3/3 and when call for. (ii) The petitioner shall not hamper and tamper with the evidence of the case, and/or influence the witness connected with the case. (iii) The petitioner shall not leave their residence without prior permission of the Investigating Officer; and (iv) Apart from the aforesaid condition, he shall not associate himself with any such offence, and if it is found to be involved in any such offence, the appropriate authority shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of the bail. 7. The Bail Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant