Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010017812026 2026:GAU-AS:2845 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./276/2026 ABDULLAH HUSSAIN AND 2 ORS. S/O MAYNUL HOQUE, R/O HOUSE NO 25A, NOTUN PATH, BAGHADATTAPUR, PO KAHILIPARA, PS DISPUR, DIST KAMRUP M, ASSAM 2: SADDAM HUSSAIN S/O LALCHAND ALI R/O VILL JHAGRAPAR PO AND PS DHUBRI DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 3: MOYAN ALI S/O SUKUR ALI R/O VILL TEZPUR PS GOSSAIGAON DIST KOKRAJHAR ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N J DUTTA, MR S PRODHANI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR T T MONI (INFORMANT),MR Z RAHMAN (INFORMANT),MR. A M KHAN (INFORMANT) Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 25.02.2026 1. Heard Mr. N. J. Dutta, learned counsel for the accused applicant. Also heard Mr. R. J. Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam as well Mr. A. M. Khan, learned counsel for the informant. 2. This in an application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the accused applicants, namely, (1) Abdullah Hussain (2) Saddam Hussain and (3) Moyan Ali, praying for grant of bail in connection with Hatigaon P.S. Case No. 19/2026 under sections 319(2)/308(2)/309(4) of the BNS Act. The accused applicants were arrested on 25.01.2026 and 26.01.2026 respectively. 3. The gist of the allegation in the FIR dated 18.01.2026 is that certain persons, impersonating as Income Tax Officers, forcibly extorted money from the informant by threatening him and compelling him to make online payments. 4. Vide order dated 04.02.2026, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court granted interim bail to the accused applicant, and it is submitted that, in terms of the said order, the accused applicant has already appeared before the Investigating Officer. Page No.# 3/3 5. The Case Diary in the instant case has been submitted before this Court and has been perused. It is seen that a certain amount, which was alleged to have been extorted, has already been paid to the informant. 6. Taking into account the aforesaid facts and the fact that no objection has been raised by the learned counsel appearing for the informant, this Court is of the considered opinion that the interim protection granted to the accused applicant vide order dated 04.02.2026 is to be made absolute. 7. In terms of the aforesaid order, the instant bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant