Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010000162026 2026:GAU-AS:2622 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/12/2026 MS SHARMILA BORO AND 2 ORS W/O- RAJENDRA PRASAD DAS R/O- SRIMANTAPUR, H NO- 12, DIST- KAMRUP (M), PS AND PO- BHANGAGARH, ASSAM 2: PANKAJ PRASAD BORO S/O- RAJENDRA PRASAD DAS R/O- SRIMANTAPUR H/NO-12 PO AND PS- BHANGAGARH KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 3: SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD DAS S/O- BIRANDRA PRASAD DAS R/O- SRIMANTAPUR H. NO- 12 PO AND PS- BHANGAGARH KAMRUP(M) ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS N SAIKIA, MR A SAIKIA,M P CHOUDHURY,MR M Z RAHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 20.02.2026 Heard Ms. N. Saikia, learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicants. Also heard Mr. R. J. Baruah, learned Addl. P.P., representing the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, by the accused- applicants, seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Sonapur Police Station Case No. 216/2025, registered under Sections 117(4)/103(2) of the BNS, 2023. 3. The allegation in the FIR dated 28.12.2025, lodged by one ASI Samin Nath is that one person suspected to be a thief was assaulted by a group of people, including the accused-applicant no. 2, the thief got severely injured and thereafter, while taking to the hospital he expired in the GMC Hospital. 4. Mr. R. J. Baruah, learned Addl. P.P. has produced the Case Diary before this Court and he submitted that there are allegations of involvement of the accused-applicant no. 2 in thrashing the thief. 5. The Case Diary produced has been perused by this Court. After hearing the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that the interim protection granted to the accused-applicants, vide order dated 07.01.2026 should be made absolute at this stage, as the accused-applicants have already appeared before the I/O and got their statements recorded. 6. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application is disposed of by making the same absolute in the same terms and conditions mentioned in the order dated 07.01.2026. 7. In view of the aforesaid directions, the instant anticipatory bail application is Page No.# 3/3 disposed of as allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant