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2026 DAILYLAW 3568 (GAU)

ANOWARA BEGUM AND 2 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./402/2026 · 2026-02-11

Parthivjyoti Saikia

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010024782026 2026:GAU-AS:1951 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./402/2026 ANOWARA BEGUM AND 2 ORS. S/O- DUDU MIYA R/O. VILL - BHOWLAGURI NEW BONGAIGAON P.S.- BONGAIGAON DIST.- BONGAIGAON, ASSAM. 2: AMINA KHATUN W/O- ABDUL MALEK R/O. VILL - BHOWLAGURI NEW BONGAIGAON P.S.- BONGAIGAON DIST.- BONGAIGAON ASSAM 3: ABDUL MALEK S/O- AFSAR ALI R/O. VILL - BHOWLAGURI NEW BONGAIGAON P.S.- BONGAIGAON DIST.- BONGAIGAON ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M I HUSSAIN, MS. P AHMED,R KHA,N. UDDIN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/3 ::BEFORE :: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA O R D E R 12.02.2026 Heard Mr. M.I. Hussain, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. D.P. Goswami, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 whereby the petitioners, namely- Anowara Begum, Amina Khatun and Abdul Malek have prayed for releasing them on bail after they were arrested in connection with Bongaigaon P.S. Case No.18/2026. 3. The petitioner Anowara Begum was declared a foreigner by the Foreigners Tribunal No.1, Bongaigaon. Her case before the Tribunal was conducted by the informant Ashok Kumar Prasad. After that Anowara Begum and the present two petitioners who are her relatives attacked the said lawyer Ashok Kumar Prasad on some other pretexts. 4. The FIR was lodged by lawyer Ashok Kumar Prasad. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel of both sides. 6. On a plain reading of the FIR, it is sufficient to hold that practicing lawyers who loses cases in the court are not safe from their clients. In a civilized country, such acts do not deserve to be encouraged. This Court is of the opinion that if the bail application of the petitioners is allowed today, it will be like allowing the petitioners to take the law into their hands. Therefore, at this stage, the bail application of the petitioners does not deserve to be entertained. Accordingly, the bail application is Page No.# 3/3 dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant