Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010276092025 2026:GAU-AS:18 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./4017/2025 ABDUL KARIM S/O LATE ABDUL MAZID R/O MADHAB DEV NAGAR, NEAR OFFICER CLUB, NAMBARI, P.O. MALIGAON, P.S. JALUKBARI, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781011. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N AHMED, MD. K ISLAM,MR. N HOQUE Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 05.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. N. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner and also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P. for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for bail to the petitioner, namely, Abdul Karim, in connection with Dispur PS Case No. Page No.# 2/3 891/2025 under Section 74/76/79/196(1)(a)/356(2)/318(4)/316(2) of the BNS, 2023. 3. On 03.11.2025 complainant namely Sunaina Jojo, D/o- Amrit Jojo, R/o2No Naopara, PO-Chaprakata, PS- Bongaingaon, Dist.-Bongaigaon who has been currently doing four years Physiotherapy Course at Asian Institute of Paramedical Science, Kahilipara since January, 2025 lodged an FIR at Bhagaduttapur Outpost stating that on 01.11.2025 during her Biochemistry practical class, their practical teacher namely, Abdul Karim forcefully pressed on her breast by taking off her shirt and touched on her thigh and other private parts including vagina and gifted her a sexually objectional article i.e. a ladies inner (Bra) and he shared all question papers of their upcoming exam with the complainant/victim girl through WhatsApp to stop her from reporting. Also she stated that not only that day the alleged accused person has been sexually harassing her by touching her breast, thigh and private parts during her practical class since long and threatened her not to tell others. The accused Abdul Karim has also harassed other two batch mates namely, Kristina Naido (20 Y) and Rumi Bauri by touching on their breast, thigh and other private parts and also threatened them. Later when the MD and Principal came to know about the incident they along with the alleged accused verbally abused the tea tribes students of that institute pointing negative comments to their community. Hence the present case. 4. An earlier bail application on behalf of the present petitioner was rejected vide order dated 03.12.2025. 5. Since then the petitioner has completed 60 days in custody and it is submitted by learned Addl. P.P. that charge-sheet has already been submitted in the aforesaid case. Page No.# 3/3 6. Having regard to the above, further detention of the petitioner may not be necessary. 7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. 8. The accused-petitioner, Abdul Karim, shall be released on bail of Rs.50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand) with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Kamrup(M) in connection with the aforesaid case. 9. It is further directed that the petitioner shall regularly appear at the trial if one commences. 10. Return the case diary. 11. The bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant