Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010289312025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./7/2026 SUBHASH KUMAR S/O RANJAY KUMAR, R/O PANCHMHLA, PS KHUDAGANJ, DIST NALANDA, BIHAR VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR D MEDHI, MR. S SARKAR,MR K THAKUR Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER 24.02.2026 Heard Mr. D. Medhi, learned counsel for the accused/applicant. Also heard Mr. R.J. Baruah, learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of bail to the accused/applicant in connection with Ghy GRPS PS Case No. 179/2025 under Sections 61(2)/318(4)/62/178/179/180 of Page No.# 2/2 The BNS, 2023. 3. An FIR was lodged on 09.12.2025 by SI Ranjit Chetry of Guwahati GRPS to the effect that on 08.12.2025, at around 6:50 p.m., during checking of passengers’ luggage at the entry/exit gate (Paltanbazar side) of Guwahati Railway Station, the police recovered three bundles of suspected Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in ₹500 denomination from a black colour HP backpack found in the possession of one person. On being questioned, the said person admitted that the notes were fake. Upon enquiry, the person disclosed his name as Subhash Kumar, a resident of Bihar. Accordingly, three bundles of suspected FICN were recovered from his possession. 4. On the basis of the said FIR, Guwahati GRPS Case No. 179/2025 was registered under Sections 61(2)/318(4)/62/178/179/180 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 5. The learned counsel for the accused/applicant submits that the accused/applicant has been in custody for the last 78 days and that further custodial detention is not required in the instant case, and therefore prays for grant of bail. 6. The case diary is produced before the Court. Upon perusal of the same, sufficient incriminating materials are found against the accused/applicant. 7. Taking into account the aforesaid materials, this Court is of the opinion that, at this stage, the instant bail application is rejected. JUDGE Comparing Assistant