Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010051682026 2026:GAU-AS:4499 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./813/2026 INDRA BASUMATARY S/O BALEN BASUMATARY R/O BATASIPUR, PIN-784111 P.S. DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M BORAH, MS B BORA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 26.03.2026 Heard Mr M Bora, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr K K Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State of Page No.# 2/3 Assam. 2. The petitioner was arrested on 01.02.2026, in connection with Dhekiajuli PS Case No. 24/2026, under Sections 15(2)/15(3) of the POCSO Act, read with Section 67B of the IT Act. This Court in the earlier order had noticed that the FIR had been lodged by the Police authority, who acted on an information received by the Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and there is no identified victim in the matter. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that at the time of production after the arrest, the Police did not seek custodial interrogation of the petitioner. Now, he has spent 54 days in custody. One pen-drive has also been seized. 4. In view of the above, although the learned Additional Public Prosecutor has objected to the grant of bail to the petitioner, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner may be granted the privilege of bail, during the investigation period. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/-, with two sureties of the like amount, and one of whom shall be a responsible person who would have an influence upon the petitioner, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sonitpur, Tezpur. The petitioner shall not indulge in any activity regarding social media during the time of his bail. The learned jurisdictional Court shall, however, be at liberty to impose such other condition or conditions to ensure participation of the petitioner during Page No.# 3/3 investigation. 6. Bail Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant