Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010082722026 2026:GAU-AS:6624 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1112/2026 NIRDESH SAIKIA SON OF SRI TOWAPAD SAIKIA R/O BATGHORIA, NEAR MAJGAON NAMGHOR, P.S. DHEMAJI, DIST. DHEMAJI, ASSAM, PIN-787057. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A KHANIKAR, R L CHUTIA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 13.05.2026 1. Heard learned counsel Mr. A. Khanikar for the petitioner, Nirdesh Saikia who has filed this application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 with a prayer for bail as he is behind bars since 10.04.2026 in connection with Dhemaji PS Case No. 63/2026 under Sections 174 /127(2) /117(2) /121(2) /329(4) /61(2) of BNS, 2023. 2. The petitioner along with his co-accused went to the extent of causing Page No.# 2/3 serious injuries on the polling officer when they did not allow a certain individual to cast vote in the polling centre as the name of the voter was in another polling centre. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the prime accused is on interim bail. It is further submitted that custodial detention may not be required as he has been behind bars for more than a month. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has also submitted that there are incriminating materials in the case diary against the petitioner 5. I have also scrutinized the case diary. 6. Indeed there are incriminating materials in the case diary against the petitioner, I have considered the progress of investigation and the period of detention. It appears that further detention may not be required for the progress of investigation. 7. Considering all aspects, the petitioner named above shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Dhemaji subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall refrain from such activities with which they are alleged, (ii) The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the court without prior permission, and (iii) The petitioner shall not exercise threats and tamper with the evidence 8. On breach of any of the above conditions, the jurisdictional Court/ Eleka Magistrate is at liberty to immediately cancel the bail granted to the petitioner. 9. In terms of the above observations, the bail application stands disposed of. Page No.# 3/3 10. Send back the Case Diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant