Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010217342026 2026:GAU-AS:14521 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3042/2026 RAIJUDDIN SON OF NASIMUDDIN, VILLAGE KHUPONIKUCHI, NEAR HIGH SCHOOL, P S HAJO, DISTRICT KAMRUP, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S M MOLLAH, MISS. S PARBIN,MR H A AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 30-09-2026 Heard Mr. SM Mollah, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.J. Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State respondent. 2. By this application, the petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Paltanbazar P.S. Case No. 263/2026 registered under Section 309(4) of the BNS, 2023. Page No.# 2/3 3. The FIR in connection with which the petitioner was arrested on 22.09.2026 was lodged by the victim herself stating inter alia that while she was walking down the road, her gold chain was snatched by an unknown person at around 6:20 am on 16.09.2026. In the said FIR, the victim had also given the necessary particulars of the snatcher. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the investigation, the Police arrested the petitioner on certain admissions made by the main accused person to the effect that he sold the suspected chain to the petitioner. However, he submits that in the Forwarding Report, it is clear that the main accused person gave the gold chain to his brother-in-law, who sold it to the petitioner. He infact submits that the petitioner is not involved in the said offence and he as a genuine purchaser had purchased the article from the main accused person. 5. Mr. RJ Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, submits that the Forwarding Report shows that it is an organized crime and petitioner along with the main accused person and together with another person had indulged themselves in such an offence and as such, he prays for calling of the case diary. He also submits that from the seizure list sufficient incriminating materials are found against the petitioner. 6. Upon consideration of the submissions made by the learned counsels, more so, in view of the fact that no averment is made in the Forwarding Report that the petitioner had the knowledge that the said gold chain is a stolen one, this Court enlarges the petitioner on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (M) under the following conditions:- Page No.# 3/3 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. iii) The petitioner will not leave the place of jurisdiction without the permission of the concerned Court. 7. Petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant