Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010179912026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2135/2026 SRI JUNTI DEVNATH S/O LATE BISWA DEVNATH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - L.B. ROAD, PUB- MALORGAON, P.S.- SOOTEA, DISTRICT - BISWANATH, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K AZAD, D A SERENG,MS S DEVI,H ALAM Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 07-10-2026 Heard Mr. D.A. Sereng, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A.K. Das, learned Addl. PP. The present petition is an anticipatory bail petition under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of the privilege of a pre-arrest bail to the Page No.# 2/3 accused petitioner namely, Sri. Junti Devnath in connection with Sootea P.S. Case No. 68/2026, registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/21(b)/29 of the ND&PS Act, 1985 r/w Section 4 of the Assam Bhang and Ganja Prohibition Act, 1958. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that some amount of NDPS had been recovered from the shop cum residence being used by the wife of the present petitioner and after her arrest, she has been granted regular bail by this Court. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was apprehending arrest in connection with the same case since his wife's involvement had been alleged. The learned APP has submitted that the matter has culminated in charge sheet No. 56/26 dated 07.09.2026. Accordingly, the apprehension of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest during the investigation no longer survives. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner would cooperate with the trial proceedings as and when required. In view of the charge sheet being submitted and the investigation having been completed, the present anticipatory bail does not survive for further consideration. The petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court if and as when summons are received to participate in the trial. Page No.# 3/3 JUDGE Comparing Assistant