Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010003702026 2026:GAU-AS:880 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/70/2026 SRI MANIK CHANDRA RAY S/O- LATE MONIKANTA RAY, R/O- PURONI BONGAIGAON, P.O.- BONGAIGAON, P.S .AND DIST. - BONGAIGAON, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MS D DEVI, MR. S BISWAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS O R D E R 27.01.2026 Heard Mr. S. Biswas, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D.P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Page No.# 2/3 Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, whereby the petitioner, namely, Manik Chandra Ray, has prayed for granting pre-arrest bail, apprehending arrest in connection with Bongaigaon P.S. Case No. 274/2025 under Section 74/79 of BNS, 2023. 3. The informant lodged an FIR alleging that on 16.10.2025, she had gone to Bongaigaon Police Station for some work and was waiting in another room. When her husband went out, the accused came there and touched her cheek, due to which she felt that her modesty had been insulted. 4. The petitioner claims that the victim/informant is known to him and that, as a friendly gesture, he had no intention to offend the informant. 5. The petitioner was granted interim bail on 09.01.2026. The case diary has been received. Pursuant to grant of interim the accused appeared before the I/O and his statement has been recorded, in which the petitioner has stated that he did not have any bad intention regarding the alleged incident and that he also knew the alleged victim. 6. However, the victim in her statement has denied and stated that he is a stranger and he unnecessarily touched her face. The statements of the husband of the alleged victim and some other witnesses have also been recorded in the investigation. 7. In these circumstances, I do not deem it necessary to cancel the interim bail. Accordingly, the interim bail order dated 09.01.2026 is hereby made absolute subject to the condition that:- (i) He shall cooperate with remaining investigation, (ii) He shall not in any manner intimidate harm or harass the informant/victim and her family members. Page No.# 3/3 8. Violation of any bail condition will entail cancellation of the bail. 9. Accordingly, this instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed and disposed of. 10. Send back the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant