Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010089102026 2026:GAU-AS:7621 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/979/2026 HASNA BHANU ALIAS HASHNA KHATUN W/O SANIDUL ISLAM, R/O VILL MARICHBARI RESERVE, PO DHUMERGHAT, PS LAKHIPUR, DIST GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN 783330 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : R AMIN, S K RAHMATULLAH Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER 01.06.2026 Heard Mr. R. Amin, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant and Mr. P. S. Lahkar, learned Addl. PP for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 praying for granting pre-arrest bail to the accused applicant in connection with Lakhipur P.S. Case No.48/2026 under Sections 61 (2)/103 (1) of BNS, Page No.# 2/3 2023. 3. An FIR was lodged on 29.03.2026 by the informant alleging that his minor daughter went to the house of the accused applicant at about 04.30 PM and when she came back, she was found to be sick. It was alleged that his minor daughter sustained certain injuries and there was some traces of cleaning the blood from her face. It was also alleged that on the next day at about 02.00 AM, she found her minor daughter dead. 4. Mr. Amin, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant submits that the accused applicant is not involved in the instant case as she was in fact not present when the minor victim girl went to the house of her and her husband. The learned counsel further submits that she being a lady will cooperate with the investigation, if she is granted the privilege of pre-arrest bail. 5. The Case Diary in the instant case has been submitted before this Court and the same is perused. 6. Mr. Lahkar, learned Addl. PP, on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail by submitting that there are prima facie materials against the accused applicant for her involvement in the offence as narrated in the FIR. 7. This Court has gone through the Case Diary and having prima facie satisfied that no such incriminating materials are available against the accused applicant in the instant case, is of the opinion that this is a fit case for granting of pre-arrest bail. Page No.# 3/3 8. In view of the aforesaid, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused applicant, namely, Hasna Bhanu @ Hashna Khatun in connection with Lakhipur P.S. Case No.48/2026, she shall be released on pre-arrest bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.80,000/- with a surety of like nature to the satisfaction of the arresting authority subject to the following conditions:- (i) that the accused applicant shall appear before the I.O. within a period 10 days from the date of passing of this order; (ii)that the accused applicant shall fully cooperate with the investigation and make herself available as and when called for; and (iii0 that the accused applicant shall not try to influence any of the witnesses or evidence that may be involved in the instant case. In view of the aforesaid direction, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Case Diary be returned, forthwith. JUDGE Comparing Assistant