Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010215452026 2026:GAU-AS:15180 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3058/2026 CHAND ALIAS SAN MOHAMMAD ALI SON OF LATE ABDUL ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DAMPUR, POLICE STATION- HAJO, DISTRICT- KAMRUP, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U K BARMAN, MR. R KONWAR,MD N ABED,MR H ALI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 08-10-2026 1. Heard Mr. U.K. Barman, the learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant. Also heard Mr. M.P. Goswami, the learned Addl. P.P, Assam appearing for the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for granting bail to the accused-applicant, namely Chand @ San Page No.# 2/3 Mohammad Ali in connection with Jalukbari P.S. Case No.363/2026 registered under Sections 303(2)/325 of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 13 of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. 3. An FIR was lodged before the Officer-in-Charge of Jalukbari Police Station on 20.09.2026, by one Krishnamani Kalita, WSI (P) alleging, inter alia, that on the basis of information received at Maligaon Chariali from local public, the police apprehended the accused-applicant and on search, 20 kg of raw beef meat was found, which he was allegedly carrying for selling in Maligaon area. 4. On the basis of the FIR, police registered Jalukbari P.S. Case No.363/2026 under the aforementioned Sections. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that the accused-applicant has already been behind the bars for 19 days and further custodial detention of the accused-applicant may not be required in the instant case. 6. The case diary in the instant case is received and the same has been perused. 7. The learned Addl. P.P, on the other hand, opposes the prayer of the accused-applicant for bail. 8. Taking into account the entire facts of the case as well as on consideration of the materials available in the case diary, this Court is of the considered opinion that the accused-applicant should be released on bail. Page No.# 3/3 9. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused-applicant, named above, shall be released forthwith from jail on furnishing of a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with a suitable surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M, Kamrup(M), subject to the following condition:- i) That the accused-applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself available as and when called for by the Investigating Authority. 10. In terms of the aforesaid directions, the instant bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant