Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010011612026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/143/2026 MD ARIF AHMED SON OF AJAJ AHMED R/O BARIKA CHUBURI, NAPALI PATTY, P.S. TEZPUR, DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR R DHAR, J DAS Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER 16.02.2026 Heard Mr. R. Dhar, learned counsel for the accused/applicant. Also heard Mr. K.K. Parasar, learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused petitioner in connection with Tezpur P.S. Case No. Page No.# 2/3 035/2025 under Sections 74/76/ 118(2)/109(1)/351(2)/3(5) of the BNS. 3. The brief facts of the case are that the complainant lodged an FIR stating that on 12.01.2026 at about 6:00 PM, while she was reversing her vehicle on the road from Jonaki to Tezpur Market, her vehicle was hit by a motorcycle ridden by Accused No. 1, Iftikar Hazarika. The complainant then alighted from her vehicle to question the said Iftikar Hazarika, upon which he allegedly shouted at her using obscene language and forcefully touched her private parts. The complainant’s husband and father-in-law came to her assistance, when Accused No. 1, along with Accused No. 2, Joyson Hazarika, and several others, physically assaulted them with the intent to cause grievous harm, resulting in serious injuries to both. Thereafter, the accused persons allegedly left the scene, threatening the complainant and her family with the words “Hindu Dominance won’t work” (“Hindu Adhipatya Nosolibo”). 4. After receipt of the FIR, the police registered Tezpur P.S. Case No. 035/2025 under the aforementioned sections. 5. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, vide its order dated 27.01.2026, granted interim bail to the accused/applicant, namely Arif Ahmed. 6. The learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that he has appeared before the Investigating Officer and shall fully cooperate in the investigation; accordingly, he prays that the interim bail may be made absolute. 7. Considering the facts of the case and the compliance of the accused/applicant in appearing before the Investigating Officer, this Court is of the considered opinion that the interim order dated 27.01.2026 ought to be made absolute. Accordingly, the same is made absolute on the same terms and conditions as stated therein. Page No.# 3/3 8. In view of the above, the instant application for anticipatory bail is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant