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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./677/2026 TAJ UDDIN AND ANR S/O MD MOSAID ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. DAKHIN UDALI P.S. LANKA DIST. HOJAI, ASSAM PIN- 782446 2: ROIS UDDIN S/O MD MOJIR UDDIN RESIDENT OF VILL. DAKHIN UDALI P.S. LANKA DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN-78244 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : DARAK ULLAH, MS. S D HUSSAIN,MR. M A LASKAR,MS A HUSSAIN,SABRISH AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 24.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public
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2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 (Act 46/2023), praying for bail to the accused, Taj Uddin & Rois Uddin, who were taken into custody on 16.02.2026 in connection with Lanka P.S. Case No. 23/2026, under Section 196(1)(a)/299/3(5) of BNS Act, 2023 r/w Section 13(1) of Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021.
3. The brief facts of the case are that on 15.02.2026, upon receiving prior information, the police raided the house campus of the accused/petitioner, Taj Uddin, and recovered 122 kg of suspected raw beef along with a 'dao' and a knife. The other co-accused, Rois Uddin, was also present there; both were caught red-handed and failed to produce any valid documents for the possession, transportation, or sale of beef.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the involvement of the petitioners is clear from the materials available in the Case Diary and, accordingly, the charge sheet has also been submitted in the case.
5. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have spent 66 days in custody and their further detention may not be necessary.
6. Having regard to the completion of the investigation and the period of
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7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount. JUDGE Comparing Assistant