Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010073822026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1036/2026 FORIJ UDDIN AHMED S/O- AFAZ UDDIN. R/O- BORCHALA. P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR. DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A AHMED, MR A AHMED,U U KHAN,MISS. P M AHMED,MR. M A CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 23.04.2026 Heard Mr. A. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. Baishya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for granting bail to the petitioner in connection with Laluk P.S. Case No. 53/2026, registered u/s 21(b) of the ND&PS Act, 1985, currently pending in the Court of Special Judge (ND&PS), Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur, Assam. 3. The FIR reflects that on 04.03.2026, information was received from a reliable source that one person, namely Forijuddin Ahmed, was carrying a large quantity of ND&PS items from the Borchala side towards Laluk Bazar on a Pulsar motorcycle bearing Registration No. AS-07L-8856. Accordingly, the police party proceeded to the place of occurrence. During the search, police recovered a contraband substance suspected to be heroin, weighing 13.1 grams (including the container), from the house of the said accused, Forijuddin Ahmed, contained in one soap box. During interrogation, the accused revealed that he, along with another person namely Nurjamal from Bangalmora, was engaged in selling illegal narcotics in the Laluk area. Hence, this case was registered. 4. As per the inventory, the actual quantity of the recovered contraband material was found to be 12.4 grams, which falls under intermediate quantity. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since his arrest, the petitioner has been in custody for 48 days. He further submits that the petitioner is a first-time offender and hence, may be granted bail. Page No.# 3/3 5. Mr. K. Baishya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, objects to the grant of bail, considering the gravity and seriousness of the offence. 6. Having regard to the incriminating material available in the Case Diary, as well as the gravity of the offence and its larger implications for society, the prayer for bail stands rejected at this stage. 7. The petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant