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2026 DAILYLAW 1652 (GAU)

BIKASH BARUAH ALIAS BIKASH ASOM v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./199/2026 · 2026-01-29

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010008832026 2026:GAU-AS:1096 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./199/2026 BIKASH BARUAH ALIAS BIKASH ASOM S/O BHADRESWAR BORUAH, R/O H.NO 945 GREENLAND, BYE LANE NO 10, DR JAKIR HUSSAIN PATH, DOWN TOWN, SARUMOTORIA, GUWAHATI, P.S. DISPUR, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM 781005, PERMANENT ADDRESS VILL. KONWARPUR, P.S. SIVSAGAR, DIST. SIVASAGAR, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S BORTHAKUR, DEVABRATA SAIKIA,MR. U S BORA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 30.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D.P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner, namely, Bikash Baruah @ Bikash Asom has prayed for bail in connection with Dispur P.S Case No. 883/2025 registered under Sections 308(2)/308(5)/3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. As per the allegations contained in the FIR, the petitioner along with other persons demanded an amount of Rs. 5 Lakh from the informant at the time of Diwali and threatened to disturb their business of selling fire cracker unless the payment was made. Subsequently, an amount of Rs.1,50,000/- was handed over to the accused no.2 i.e. Bikrant Kalita. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has informed the Court that the charge-sheet has already been submitted within the statutory period and prays that the scanned copy of the TCR and case diary may be called for. 5. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the investigation is already over, the petitioner will face the trial and considering the length of detention of 79 days, Page No.# 3/3 he may be granted bail. 6. Having regard to the fact of completion of investigation, nature of allegations as well as the period of detention, prayer for bail is allowed. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is allowed to go on bail of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with two sureties of the like amount subject to the satisfaction of the concerned learned court with following conditions: i) That the petitioner shall regularly participate in the trial, if on commences ; ii) That the petitioner shall not try to influence or intimidate the witnesses in any manner; iii) That the petitioner shall not hamper or tamper with evidence. 8. With the above observations, this bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant