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2026 DAILYLAW 2676 (GAU)

UTTAM NAMASUNDRA v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./611/2026 · 2026-03-15

Parthivjyoti Saikia

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010039662026 2026:GAU-AS:3771 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./611/2026 UTTAM NAMASUNDRA SON OF LATE KUSHILAL NAMASUDRA RESIDENT OF VILL- PIRERCHAK,P.O. SHYAMNAGAR, P.S. SRIBHUMI, DIST. SRIBHUMI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M AHMED, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 16.03.2026 1. Heard Mr. M. Ahmed, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in respect of Sessions Case No.35/2021, pending in the Court of the learned Sessions Judge, Sribhumi. 3. The petitioner Uttam Namasundra has been facing trial before the Court below. He had been regularly appearing earlier; however, he failed to appear on two Page No.# 2/2 occasions, and therefore a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBWA) was issued against him. He was subsequently arrested and remanded to custody. 4. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for both sides. 5. The petitioner was earlier regularly appearing, because of his absence on those two days has been explained today before this Court. 6. This Court is of the opinion that the petitioner no longer deserves to be detained in custody under the given circumstances and the bail application of the petitioner is allowed. 7. Therefore, the petitioner Uttam Namasundra, who is facing trial before the Court of the learned Sessions Judge, Sribhumi in respect of Sessions Case No.35/2021 shall be released on bail of Rs.25,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Sribhumi. 8. The petitioner is directed to regularly appear before the Court below. If he fails to do so, the Trial Court shall have the liberty to procure his attendance again by due process of law. 9. With the aforesaid direction, the bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant