Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010088882026 2026:GAU-AS:7605 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1227/2026 SRI WANGNAN MOPHUK AND ANR SON OF LATE PANGNEY MOPHUK, RESIDENT OF LONGBO P.S. KHONSA, DISTRICT- TIRAP, ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2: YAMKEY NAMPHU DAUGHTER OF LATE SIJEN NAMPHU RESIDENT OF LONGBO P.S. KHONSA DISTRICT- TIRAP ARUNACHAL PRADES VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY P.P., ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R S MISHRA, MS. M DEY,MS B SARMA,MR A HAWARI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, -BEFORE- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA -ORDER- 01.06.2026 Heard Mr. A. Hawari, learned counsel appearing for the accused applicants. Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Addl. PP for the Stae of Page No.# 2/5 Assam. 2. The instant petition under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the accused applicants, namely, (i) Sri Wangnan Mophuk and (ii) Smti. Yamkey Nampu praying for regular bail in connection with Sessions Case No. 229/2025 registered under Section 61 (2)/112 (2)/179/180/318 (3)/ 3 (5) of BNS, 2023 pending before Addl. Sessions Judge, Dibrugarh corresponding to Joypur P.S. Case No. 37/2025. 3. The accused applicants were arrrested on 16.07.2025 whereas the charge sheet in the instant case have already been filed on 12.12.2025. 4 (four) witnesses out of 11 (eleven) witnesses have already been examined by the learned Trial Court and the next date for examination of remaining witnesses is being fixed on 06.06.2026. 4. The gist of the case, as narrated in the FIR, is that one S.I. Asish Mahanta of Joypur Police Station on 16.07.2025 lodged an FIR before the Officer-in-Charge of Joypur Police Station stating that a Naka checking was placed on 15.07.2025 and during the naka checking at 05.30 PM, one white color Mahindra Bolero vehicle bearing registration No.AS-06-AJ-7874 coming from Naharkatia side towards Hukanjuri, the said vehicle was stopped at naka checking. It was alleged that 3 (three) persons including the accused applicants were inside the vehicle which was driven by one Santosh Roy. During the aforesaid naka checking, Police allegedly recovered a plastic packet, inside a black color leather bag, containing twenty four bundles of Indian Currency. On opening of the plastic packet and on examination of the same, the currencies were found to be fake ones and each denomination in one bundle was found to have the same Page No.# 3/5 serial numbers. Accordingly, the Police sezied the fake Indian Currency notes along with a mobile handset, other cards etc. from the possession of the accused applicants inside the vehicle. 5. Accordingly, a case was registered vide Joypur P.S. Case No. 37/2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 18/2025 registered under Section 61 (2)/112 (2)/179/180/318 (3)/ 3 (5) of BNS, 2023. 6. After completion of the investigation, the Police filed the charge sheet asgianst the accused applicants. It was found that the vehicle was hired by the accused applicants and the same was driven by the driver i.e. Santosh Roy. It is seen that the afoesaid driver has already been granted bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide it’s order dated 05.02.2026. 7. The learned counsel appearing for the accused applicants submits that since for the last 321 days, the accused applicants are behind the bar though the trial has proceeded but for the last 4 (four) months nothing has happened in the trial and after examination of 4 (four) witnesses, no more witnesses could be examined by the prosecution till date. He submits that taking into account the length of detention of the accused applicant, the accused applicants should be granted bail, at this stage. He also submits that in the event of granting bail to the accused applicants, the accused applicants will cooperate in the trial and will be present before the learned Trial Court as and when required. 8. Mr. B. Sarma, learned Addl. PP, on the other hand, submits that the trial is going on at reasonable good speed and it is expected that the trial will be concluded soon. He further submits that the case involved recovery Page No.# 4/5 of huge numbers of fake currencies having a bearing in the economic status of the country. He submits that the accused applicants are residents of neighbouring State i.e. Arunachal Pradesh and in the event of their release on bail, there are every possiblities of their influencing the trial by not appearing before the Trial Court as well as by influencing any witnesses, if any. Therefore, he submits that, at this stage, the accused applicants should not be granted bail. 9. The Trial Court Record in the instant case has been produced before this Court and the same has been perused minutely by this Court. 10. This Court has also heard the submissions made by the counsel appearing for the respective parties. 11. It is seen that from the records that already 4 (four) witnesses have been examined out of 11 (eleven) witnesses and the next date is fixed on 06.06.2026 which is a few days after today. It is also seen from the records of the Trial Court Record that there are sufficient prima facie incriminating materials against the accused applicants pointing fingers to them about their prima facie involvement in the alleged offence that has been narrated in the FIR. 12. Taking into account all aspect and the facts in it’s entirety, this Court is not inclined to grant any bail to the accused applicants, at this stage. 13. In view of the aforesaid factual position, the instant bail application stands rejected. Trial Court Record be sent back, forthwith. Page No.# 5/5 JUDGE Comparing Assistant