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2026 DAILYLAW 4509 (GAU)

BILLAL HUSSAIN v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./845/2026 · 2026-04-20

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010059792026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./845/2026 BILLAL HUSSAIN S/O SOMEZ UDDIN, R/O VILL DHARMAPUR, P.S. ALOPATI CHAR, DIST. BARPETA, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S M ABDULLAH P, MD IMRAN,MR. S RAHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 21 .04. 2026 Heard Mr. S.M. Abdullah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. K.K. Das, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent. 2. This second bail application has been preferred by the petitioner namely, BILLAL HUSSAIN under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking bail in connection with Alopati Char P.S. Case No. 14/2026 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act. Page No.# 2/3 3. The fact of the case is that on 26.02.2026 on the basis of an information from reliable source, a search was made in the house of the accused by a police team and in the said search suspected 4.649 kgs ganja was recovered from the possession of the petitioner in presence of the witnesses and FIR was lodged on 27.02.2026. Accordingly, the aforementioned Alopati Char P.S. Case No. 14/2026 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act came to be registered. 4. Case diary is received and perused. 5. It appears from the case diary that the investigation of the case is almost complete and the case is pending for FSL report. In the meantime, the petitioner was produced before the Magistrate on 28.02.2026. By now, the petitioner has spent 52 days behind the bar and the case relates to intermediate quantity. 6. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has submitted that there are sufficient materials against the petitioner collected by the I.O. Therefore, he opposes the prayer for bail. 7. Having regard to the period of detention, it is directed that the petitioner above named shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) only with 2 (two) sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Barpeta, Assam. 8. This bail is granted under the following conditions:- (i) that the petitioner shall not try to influence any person acquainted with the facts of the case, in any manner; (ii) that the petitioner shall cooperate with the trial as and when commences. Page No.# 3/3 9. In terms of the above, this bail application stands disposed of. 10. Send back the case dairy. JUDGE Comparing Assistant