Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010027322025 2026:GAU-AS:3442 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/384/2025 MAHENDRA CHAUHAN S/O LATESHRI PRASAD CHAUHAN RESIDENT IN THE HOUSE OF SRI MRINAL DAS MAIBONG TOWN,P.O. AND P.S. MAIBONG, DIST.DIMA HASAO, ASSAM,PIN-788831 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S CHAUHAN, B CHOWHAN,R DEB,M. BORUAH,MR. P MAZUMDER Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, U PRASAD(INFORMANT),MR S SHARMA (INFORMANT) BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA O R D E R 09.03.2026 Heard Ms. B. Chowhan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that though the Case Diary was called for, however same has not yet been received. On the other hand, Ms. B. Chowhan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was granted interim anticipatory bail by this Court on 20.02.2025 and in pursuant to the direction of this Court, he has appeared before the Page No.# 2/2 Investigating Officer and has co-operated with the investigation. 3. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides. 4. It appears from record that the petitioner was granted interim anticipatory bail more than a year ago on 20.02.2025. However, the prosecution side has not been able to produce the Case Diary. Under such circumstances, no further indulgences can be granted to the prosecution side. 5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is co-operating in the investigation, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner namely Mahendra Chauhan on 20.02.2025 is hereby made absolute subject to the following conditions:- (I) That he shall continue to co-operate in the investigation; and (II) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person, who is acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing such facts before the Investigating Officer or before the Court. 6. With the above observations, this anticipatory bail application is hereby disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant