Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010218872026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3063/2026 SRI PRABIN CHAKRABORTY S/O LATE PARITOSH CHAKRABORTY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PRATAPKHATA PT-L, POST OFFICE PRATAPKHATA, POLICE STATION FAKIRAGRAM, DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A LAL, P GANDHIYA,MS. A BORO,MR A BRAHMA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 01-10-2026 Heard Mr. A. Lal, 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 Fakiragram Police Station Case No. 42/2026, registered under Sections 302(2)/3(5) of BNS, 2023, read with Sections 13(1)/16 of the Assam Cattle Prevention Act, 2021 and Section 11(1)(A) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. An FIR was lodged on 22.09.2026, alleging that on 22.09.2026, a Bolero vehicle bearing Registration no. AS-16G-0830 was intercepted by the police of Fakiragram Police Station and one cattle was found being transported. On inquiry, the persons in the vehicle could not produce any valid documents or permit in support of the transportation of the cattle. Accordingly, Fakiragram P.S. Case No. 42/2026 was registered under the aforesaid sections. The accused-applicant along with other co-accused have been arrested on the same day, and since then the accused-applicant is behind the bars. The learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that the accused-applicant is a 19-year-old boy and he has no link with the alleged transportation of the cattle. He submits that he is a student and was traveling in the Bolero at the point of time when the vehicle was intercepted. Since he is already behind the bars for 9 days, the learned counsel submits that further custodial detention of the accused-applicant may not be required in the instant case and prays for bail to the accused-applicant. Taking into account the aforesaid submissions as well as the offense as alleged in the FIR, this Court is of the considered view that the accused-applicant can be granted bail at this stage. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused-applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) only with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the CJM, Kokrajhar with the condition that the accused-applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself Page No.# 3/3 available as and when called for. In terms of the aforesaid direction, the instant bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Miriam Degu (SPA)