Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010026922026 2026:GAU-AS:2189 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/321/2026 SRI SUREN MURARI ALIAS SUREN PROJA SON OF SRI BIGHA MURARI RESIDENT OF DEOPANI TEA ESTATE LINE NO 5 PO TIPHOOK PS GELAKEY DISTRICT SIVASAGAR ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR G KHANDELIA, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 16-02-2026 Heard Mr. G. Khandelia, learned counsel for the accused applicant and Mr. K. K. Parasar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused applicant in connection with Galakey P.S. Case No. 41/2025 under Sections 64/75/76/62/351(2) of the BNS, 2023. Page No.# 2/3 3. The allegation, as alleged in the FIR, inter alia, is that the informant and the accused applicant are neighbours and on 29.11.2025 at about 5:00 PM, the accused applicant took the informant to Halwating to purchase a pair of sandal and while returning to her house, the accused applicant took her to a lonely place and attempted to sexually harass her. Thereafter, the accused applicant took the informant to her house and again forcefully attempted to sexually harass her. 4. On receipt of the FIR, the police registered the Galakey P.S. Case No. 41/2025 under the aforementioned sections. 5. Learned counsel for the accused applicant submits that the accused applicant did not harass the informant and that, in fact, the FIR has been falsely filed due to certain misunderstandings. He submits that the accused applicant is a respectable citizen of the locality and has never been involved in any kind of criminal activity. He further submits that the victim, in fact, voluntarily went with the accused applicant and that there is no indication on the part of the accused applicant of having sexually harassed her. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel has submitted that the accused applicant should be granted bail at this stage. 6. On the other hand, Mr. Parasar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, submits that there are serious allegations of sexual harassment against the accused applicant and, therefore, he opposes the bail prayer of the accused applicant. 7. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties and carefully perused the materials available on record. Taking the case in it’s entirety, this Court is of the view that the accused Page No.# 3/3 applicant should be granted bail. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused applicant shall be released on bail forthwith, in connection with Galakey P.S. Case No. 41/2025, upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority, subject to the following conditions: i. that the accused applicant shall appear before the investigating officer within 10 (ten) days from today; ii. that the accused applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself available before the investigating authority as and when called for; iii. that the accused applicant shall not directly or indirectly try to hamper or tamper with the investigation in the instant case; 8. In view of the aforesaid directions, the instant anticipatory bail application stands disposed of as allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant