Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010009142026 2026:GAU-AS:746 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./156/2026 CHAMPAK BARMAN SON OF SRI HAREN BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AMRIKHUWA SARTHEBARI PS BARPETA ASSAM-781307 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. I CHOUDHURY, MR. R CHAUHAN,MS. A CHOWDHURY,MR R DAS,MR T DAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 22.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. I. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. T. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. S. H. Bora, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, whereby the petitioner Champak Barman, who was arrested in connection with Basistha P.S. Case No.07/2026, under Sections 117(2), 3(5) of BNS read with Section 75 and 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Page No.# 2/2 Act, 2015 and Section 14 of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, has prayed for releasing him on bail. 3. In the FIR it is alleged that the son of the informant was beaten up by his employer. The informant has further alleged that the present petitioner and 2 (two) others had instigated the employer to assault her son. 4. The petitioner has already spent 19 days in judicial custody. Therefore, this Court is of the opinion that under the given circumstances, he no longer deserves to be detained in custody. Therefore, the bail application of the petitioner is allowed. 5. The petitioner Champak Barman shall be released on bail of Rs.20,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (Metro) at Guwahati. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the Bail Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant