Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010010372026 2026:GAU-AS:2791 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./197/2026 BIJIT DEY AND 2 ORS. S/O LT. GOPAL DEY R/OMARIANI WARD NO. 1, MARIANI SIGNAL COLONY, P.S.MARIANI DIST. JORHAT, ASSAM 2: BIKU DAS @ PANJABI S/OLT. LAKHI DAS MARIANI WARD NO. 5 MARIANI POWER HOUSE P.S. MARIANI DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 3: BIKI ALI S/O ABDUL JANIB R/O STADIUM ROAD EAST MARIANI P.S. MARIANI DIST.JORHAT ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR P J DAS, MR S ARAFAT Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/4 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard Mr. P. J. Das, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State respondent. 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for grant of bail to the accused/petitioners, namely, (i) Sri Bijit Dey; (ii) Biku Das @ Panjabi and (ii) Biki Ali, who were arrested in connection with Mariani P.S. Case No. 174/2025 registered under Sections 61(2)(a)/313/111(3)/111(4) / 333/317(3)/62/3(5) BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by Mr. Borthakur, learned APP that the case diary has not yet received and no intimation has also been received from the concerned I.O. 4. It is submitted by Mr. Das, learned counsel that these petitioners are arrested only on suspicion and they are no way connected with the alleged offence and nothing has been recovered from their possession except some household items from one of the co-accused Sonu Goala. But from these three petitioners there is no such recovery. 5. However, the petitioners are in custody since last 66 days and hence, considering their period of detention, they may be granted with the privilege of bail. Further, the petitioners are ready and willing to extend their cooperation in the further investigation of the case, if they are granted with the privilege of bail. 6. Mr. Borthakur, learned APP submitted in this regard that the case diary is not yet received and he is not in a position to submit about the merits of the case. However, from the forwarding report and the other materials available in the case record, it is seen that initially one Sonu Goala was arrested and thereafter these Page No.# 3/4 petitioners were arrested in connection with this case who are stated to be the members of the burglary gang who has been committing such crime in the locality. Further some of the items like screwdriver, Sabal etc., were also recovered from the possession of the co-accused Sonu Goala. 7. Mr. Borthakur, learned Addl. PP accordingly submitted that perusal of the case diary will be required to know the involvement of the present petitioners. 8. Hearing the submission made by the learned counsel for both sides and considering all other aspects of the case vis-à-vis the period of detention already undergone by the accused petitioners, I find that the I.O. got sufficient opportunity to interrogate the petitioners, keeping them in custody and as such I find that further custodial detention/interrogation of the petitioners may not be required for the purpose of investigation of the case and accordingly I find it a fit case to extend the privilege of bail to the petitioner. 9. Accordingly, the accused/petitioners, namely, (i) Sri Bijit Dey; (ii) Biku Das @ Panjabi and (ii) Biki Ali,, be released on bail Mariani P.S. Case No. 174/2025 registered under Sections 61(2) (a)/313/111(3)/111(4)/333/317(3)/62/3(5) BNS, 2023, on furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each only, with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Titabar, Jorhat subject to the following conditions:- (i) that the petitioners shall fully co-operate with the investigation of the case and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required in connection with the investigation of the aforesaid P.S. Case and (ii) that the petitioners shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts Page No.# 4/4 of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. 10. With the above observation and direction, this bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant