Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010218712026 2026:GAU-AS:14664 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3074/2026 SRI MANOJ PEGU ALIAS MONUJ PEGU S/O- SAGABAL PEGU ALIAS CHAKADAL PEGU RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - NO. 1 MILANPUR, GALI BORBALI, P.S. - JONAI, DISTRICT - DHEMAJI, ASSAM, PIN - 787060. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U DUTTA, BHASKAR DUTTA,NAYANMONI KALITA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 01.10.2026 Heard Mr. B. Dutta, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the accused- applicant. Also heard Mr. K.K. Parasar, learned Addl. P.P., representing the State respondent. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for Page No.# 2/3 granting bail to the accused-applicant in connection with Simen Chapori Police Station Case No. 25/2026, registered under Section 303(2) of BNS, 2023, read with Section 13(1) of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, read with Section 11(1) (a)/11(1)(d)/11(1)(e) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. An FIR was lodged on 15.08.2026 to the effect that, while conducting a naka checking on 15.08.2026, a vehicle carrying eight (8) numbers of bullocks was intercepted. On being questioned, the accused-applicant admitted that he is the driver of the vehicle, and the bullocks belonged to a person called Jabbar Ali. On the basis of the FIR, the police registered Simen Chapori Police Station Case No. 25/2026, under the aforesaid sections. The learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that he was only the driver of the vehicle and he did not have any connection with the illegal transportation. He further submits that the co-accused, the handyman of the vehicle, has already been granted bail by this Court on 28.09.2026 in Bail Application No. 2985/2026. Taking into account the facts that the accused-applicant has been behind bars for the last 45 days, this Court is of the opinion that further detention of the accused-applicant is not necessary. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused-applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with one surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the learned JMFC, Jonai, subject to the condition that the accused-applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself available as and when called for. In terms of the aforesaid direction, the instant bail application stands disposed of. Page No.# 3/3 JUDGE Miriam Degu (SPA)