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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2930/2026 SOFIQUL ISLAM S/O MUJAMIL HOQUE, VILLAGE MAGHULI BARGOLA, P.O. NAOBOICHA, P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR, DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN 787057 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S GOGOI, MS A GOGOI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 30.09.2026
Heard Mr. S Gogoi, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. RJ Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. By this application, the petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with North Lakhimpur PS Case No. 284/2026 corresponding to GR Case No. 848/2026 registered under Sections 317(4) /112 /318(4) /319(2) /308(6)/
Page No.# 2/3 308(7)/ 61(2)/ 351(2)/ 351(3)/ 3(5)/ 3(6)/ 3(8)/ 3(9) of BNS, 2023. The FIR in connection with which the petitioner was arrested on 05.09.2026 was lodged by the police personnel of North Lakhimpur, Police Station stating inter alia that the petitioner along with others without any authority and without any professional qualification had stationed themselves in and around the Police Station and are alleged to have systematically preying upon the members of the public, who come to the Police Station for police work. 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner and all vague allegations are made therein. 4. Mr. RJ Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, on the other hand submits that the allegations stated in the FIR reveals an organized crime and he submits that all the accused persons mentioned therein have indulged themselves in the said illegality. He as such submits that Case Diary be called and be perused
5. Upon consideration of the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the parties, more so, in view of the fact that no specific allegation is made against the petitioner and also due to the fact that no victim has been mentioned in the said FIR to have been victimized by the petitioner, this Court enlarges the petitioner on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, North Lakhimpur under the following conditions: i) the petitioner will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called for.
ii) the petitioner will not hamper, tamper with the evidence, neither influence the witnesses connected with the case. Page No.# 3/3 iii) the petitioner will not leave the place of jurisdiction without the permission of the concerned Court. 6. Petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant