Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010268402025 2026:GAU-AS:60 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./3941/2025 CHINZASON VALTA CHIN ZASON VALTA SON OF LATE NANGTHANG VALTABRSTATE MANIPUR.RESIDENT OF CHURANCHPUR, DIST LAMKA, STATE - MANIPUR, P.S. CHURANCHPUR. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K MIRA, MR. A K HANNAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 05.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. K. Mira, learned counsel for the petitioner and also heard Mr. P.S. Lahkar, learned Addl. P.P. for the State. 2. In this petition under Section 483 BNSS, the accused-petitioner, namely, Chinzason Valta @ Chin Zason Valta who was arrested on 17.02.2025 in connection with Silchar P.S. Case No. 153/2025 under Section 21(C)/29 of Page No.# 2/3 NDPS Act corresponding to G.R. Case No. 264/2025 is seeking bail. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that 116 grams of heroin was recovered from the possession of the accused. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that although the case has been registered under Section 21(C)/29 NDPS Act, the seized quantity comes within the category of intermediated quantity and hence Section 21(C) would not be attracted. 5. It is further submitted that there has not been sufficient compliance with Section 47/48 BNSS. 6. A perusal of the aforesaid notices clearly indicates that no grounds of arrest have been communicated to the accused or his relatives. Even the arrest memo does not disclose any ground of arrest and it is simply stated against the said column that the grounds are as per the forwarding report. There is also no material to show that the said grounds were furnished along with arrest memo to the petitioner or his relatives. 7. Having regard to the above, it appears that the direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Vihan Kumar Vs State of Haryana reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 269 has been clearly violated. 8. Having regard to the above, the prayer for bail is allowed. 9. The accused-petitioner, Chinzason Valta @ Chin Zason Valta, shall be released on bail of Rs.50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand) with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Cachar in connection with the aforesaid case. 10. It is further directed that the petitioner shall co-operate with the Page No.# 3/3 investigation and shall not try to hamper the investigation or temper with the evidence. JUDGE Comparing Assistant