Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010171092026 2026:GAU-AS:14593 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2307/2026 RAKIB HUSSAIN S/O- MOFIDUL ISLAM VILL.- DUWAMARI P.S.- LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE P.P., ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N J DUTTA, MR. S M H ISLAM,MR A ALAM,MR. A A MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 30-09-2026 Heard Mr. A. Alam, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant. Also heard Mr. M.P. Goswami, learned Addl. P.P. Assam. This is an application filed under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 praying for granting of Page No.# 2/3 bail to the accused applicant, in connection with NDPS Case No. 41/2026 arising out of Laharighat P.S. Case No. 60/2026, under Section 21(b)/ 29 NDPS Act. An FIR was lodged on 25-05-2026 before the Officer-in-Charge of Laharighat Police Station, to the effect that, on receipt of information on 24-05-2026 that a drug peddler is preparing for selling drugs from his house located at Duamari, a police team arrived at the suspected house and they found two persons, viz. Rakib Hussain and Nur Nehar. On being searched, police recovered 04 boxes containing 50.73 grams of suspected heroin from the house. On receipt of the FIR, police the same as Laharighat P.S. Case No. 60/2026 under the aforementioned sections. After completion of the investigation, police submitted the charge sheet, vide, charge sheet No. 80/2026 dated 10-07-2026 and the matter is pending for consideration of charge, at this stage, which is fixed on 01-10-2026. The learned counsel for the accused applicant submits that since one of the accused person is absconding, the charge may not be framed and the trial will take a considerable time. He submits that since the accused applicant is behind the bars since 24-10-2025, the accused applicant should be enlarged on bail. Scanned copy of the TCR has been received and this Court has perused the same. On finding sufficient, prima facie, materials against the accused applicant of his involvement in the present case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the accused applicant. Page No.# 3/3 Accordingly, the instant bail application stands rejected, at this stage. JUDGE Comparing Assistant