Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010069822026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./981/2026 HAREN DAS S/O ARABINDA RAJBONGSHI, R/O VILL. BALIKARIA BHAKATPARA, P.S. NALBARI, DIST. NALBARI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M HUSSAIN, MR. A Z AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 22 .04. 2026 Heard Mr. M. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. S. H. Bora, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent. 2. This bail application has been preferred by the petitioner namely, Haren Das under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking bail in connection with NDPS Case No. 13/2026 (arising out of Nalbari P.S. Case No. 20/2026) under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act, Page No.# 2/2 pending in the court of the learned Special Judge, Nalbari, Assam. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 01.02.2026 at around 2.09 p.m. at Balikaria Bhaktpara Road under Nalbari Police Station, based on a secret information police recovered and seized 11.76 grams of heroin which were kept green colour showcase in one black colour Scooty without number plate and one black colour polythene from the possession of the accused/petitioner. The informant loged an ejahar on the said incident which was registered as above. The charge sheet has already been submitted and charges have also been framed under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be granted bail considering the length of detention of 80 days and having regard to the fact that the investigation is over. However, on the other hand, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor strongly opposes the bail application having regard to the gravity of offence and in view of the fact that not a single witness has been examined as yet. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor and also having regard to the gravity of the offence and incriminating materials available, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail stands rejected at this stage. 6. The petition stands dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant