Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010068722026 2026:GAU-AS:6864 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/745/2026 HIMANSHU BOSE SON OF ASHUTOSH BOSE RESIDENT OF VILL- TARAPARA, P.O. DARANGIRI, P.S. DARANGIRI, DIST. GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN-783134 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT. STANDING COUNSEL. 2:THE DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE GOVT.OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CUSTOM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. S BHUYAN, M. BORUAH,MS. C SHARMA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, DRI, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 18-05-2026 Heard learned counsel Mr. S. Sharma on behalf of learned counsel Mr. C. Sharma for the petitioner Himanshu Bose, who has filed this application filed under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 praying for granting of pre-arrest bail in Page No.# 2/3 connection with DRI F. No. 18/UCL/IMP/CIG/DIR/GZU/2025-26 dated 04.12.2025 registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Guwahati Zonal Unit under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. 2. Also heard learned Senior Standing Counsel Mr. D. Bora for the DRI. 3. I have considered the submissions at the bar. 4. Learned Senior Standing Counsel for the DRI laid stress in his argument that the petitioner was granted interim bail vide order dated 07.04.2026 on the ground that the co-accused was granted pre-arrest bail vide order dated 23.02.2026 in AB No. 384/2026 in connection with the same case. 5. Serious objection has been raised by the Senior Standing Counsel for the DRI, stating that the petitioner has earlier antecedents of smuggling poppy seeds as well, despite the fact that this case is not related to smuggling of poppy seeds. Objection raised against the petitioner is that he was held while smuggling 7,19,120 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes of the brands “ESSE Special Gold” and “Gudang Garam”, collectively valued at Rs.1,79,78,000/- (Rupees One Crore Seventy Nine Lacs and Seventy Eight Thousand). It is submitted that the petitioner is a history sheeter and his wife is also indicated in another case. However, it is an admitted fact that the petitioner has appeared before the Investigating Agency and his statement has been recorded. 6. I have considered the submission that the petitioner has not violated any bail conditions. The petitioner, being a local resident, is not a flight risk. 7. Considering the entire aspect of the matter, the interim order dated 07.04.2026 is made absolute under the same terms and conditions. Page No.# 3/3 8. In terms of the above observation, this application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant