Research › Search › Judgment

Gauhati High Court · body

2026 DAILYLAW 16560 (GAU)

HABIBA AKTER CHOUDHURY v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 10 ORS

W.P.(Crl.)/43/2026 · 2026-10-13

Kalyan Rai Surana, Pranjal Das

body2026

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010195912026 2026:GAU-AS:15715-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : W.P.(Crl.)/43/2026 HABIBA AKTER CHOUDHURY WIFE OF HUJAIL AHMED MAZUMDER, RESIDENT OF PAIKAN, P.S. HAILAKANDI, DISTRICT HAILAKANDI, ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 10 ORS THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME, NEW DELHI. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006. 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL (A) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006. 4:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM ULUBARI GUWAHATI. 5:THE SPECIAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CID ASSAM ULUBARI GUWAHATI. Page No.# 2/3 6:THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE GUWAHATI. 7:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (SR) ASSAM SILCHAR. 8:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER HAILAKANDI ASSAM. 9:THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HAILAKANDI ASSAM. 10:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY (PITNDPS) MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2ND FLOOR ROOM NO. 202 JEEVAN TARA BUILDING PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI 110001. 11:THE SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT JAIL HAILAKAND Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A CHAUDHURY, MR. P K DAS,MR. D BORA,MR. N MAHAJAN,MR. R A MAZUMDER Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MR. K GOGOI(C.G.C.),GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER Date : 14.10.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. A. Chaudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned CGC for respondent no. 1 and 10 and Mr. D. Nath, learned Page No.# 3/3 senior Govt. Advocate assisted by Mr. R.B. Bora, learned Junior Govt. Advocate for respondent nos. 2 to 9 and 11. 2. Upon instructions, the learned senior Govt. Advocate has submitted that pursuant to the order passed by the Advisory Board constituted under the PITNDPS Act, 1988, the detaining authority by an order dated 08.10.2026, has revoked the detention order of the detenue, namely, Hujail Ahmed Mazumder. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, upon instructions has submitted that the petitioner has been released from preventive detention, however, he is still in judicial custody in connection with another criminal case lodged against him. 4. The instructions produced by the learned Senior Govt. Advocate is made a part of record. 5. Accordingly, on satisfaction, the present habeas corpus petition stands closed. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant