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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1035/2026 AMAR MAJUMDAR S/O LATE ATUL MAJUMDAR VILL- RAMPUR (JOYPARA), P.O. RAMPUR, P.S. PALASHBARI, DIST.
KAMRUP, ASSAM PH. NO. 8638734162 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. R KALITA, MS N BORDOLOI,MS. C BARMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 28 .04. 2026 Heard Mr. R. Kalita, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R. J. Baruah, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent.
2. This is an application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 filed by the petitioner namely, Amar Majumdar, praying for released on bail in connection with Chaygaon P.S. Case No. 59/2026
Page No.# 2/2 registered under Sections 21(b)/ 29 of the NDPS Act.
3. As per the allegation discernable from the FIR on the basis of the prior information, the petitioner was found on 20.03.2026 near the road side of NH- 17 at Bhatpara village and upon body search conducted on the petitioner in presence of the witnesses a quantity of 13 grams net weight of suspected heroin was recovered from him and accordingly, he was arrested.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and he has already spent 38 days behind the bar.
5. On the other hand, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has submitted that case diary including the statement of the independent witnesses as well as seizure list clearly indicate that the recovery was made from the person of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the incriminating materials in the case diary despite the fact that the matter relates to intermediate quantity and considering the larger social interest, the prayer for bail stands rejected at this stage.
7. The bail application is dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant