Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010049712026 2026:GAU-AS:5168 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/540/2026 HELENA BEGUM AND 3 ORS W/O LATE NURUL ISLAM D/O BAHAR ALI R/OVILL- PACHIM SITARA, P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM 2: BAHAR ALI S/OLATE RAHMAN ALI R/O VILL- PACHIM SITARA P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM 3: MANJU BEGUM W/O BAHAR ALI R/O VILL- PACHIM SITARA P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM 4: FARUK ALI S/O BAHAR ALI R/O VILL- PACHIM SITARA P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Page No.# 2/4 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K AZAD, MS S DEVI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER 07.04.2026 1. Heard Mr. A. K. Azad, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. This petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed by the petitioner, namely, (1) Helena Begum (2) Bahar Ali (3) Manju Begum (4) Faruk Ali, apprehending arrest in connection with Rangia P.S. Case No. 31/2026 registered u/s 351(3)/109(1)/108/117(2) of BNS. 3. The case arose out of an FIR dated 6/2/26 lodged by Abdur Rasid the brother of the deceased naming all the 4 petitioners and it is alleged that on 25/1/26, they came to their home with Dao, lathi etc. to kill his brother and petitioner No.2, Bahar Ali attacked his brother with stone and injured him. Though an FIR was lodged, but the matter was compromised. 4. On the next day wife of the deceased left her matrimonial home with her minor son and went to her parents' home. It is alleged that since then accused persons have threatened his brother and ultimately he committed suicide in his own residence. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has received the case diary which is accompanied by a bail objection in which the IO has objected to Page No.# 3/4 the grant of bail. 6. It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that PM report indicates non-continuous ligature mark on the neck of the deceased and the FSL report has given negative test for poison. However, the final opinion regarding death is still pending. 7. It is submitted by learned APP that some of the witnesses have stated about the deceased facing harassment from the accused persons. 8. I have perused the statements of some of these witnesses. It is revealed from the statements of witnesses about the victim suffering harassment and assault and that one of the witnesses stated about noticing injuries on his body and the person being physically and mentally broken. 9. The investigation is still in progress. However, at this stage, I am inclined to dispose of the bail petition by granting pre-arrest bail only to petitioner No. 3, Manju Begum (mother-in-law) and petitioner No. 4, Faruk Ali (brother-in-law). 10. Accordingly, it is provided that in the event of arrest of the petitioner Nos. 3 and 4, named above, in connection with above mentioned case, they shall be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- each with a suitable surety each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the arresting authority. The direction for pre-arrest bail is subject to the conditions that the petitioner Nos. 3 and 4: (a) Shall co-operate with the remaining investigation; Page No.# 4/4 (b) Shall not intimate or harass the informant and his family member. (c) Shall not hamper or tamper with the evidence of the case. 11. With regard to other two petitioners Nos. 1 and 2, their bail petition stands rejected at this stage. 12. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. 13. Return the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant