Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010049442026 2026:GAU-AS:4061 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./724/2026 HABIBUL ISLAM S/O ABDUL SALAM SHEIKH RESIDENT OF VILL- DOTURI P.S. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S HOQUE, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA O R D E R Date : 20.03.2026. Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the accused petitioners. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Addl. P.P., Assam appearing on behalf of the State respondent. Page No.# 2/4 This is an application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of bail to the accused petitioner, namely, Habibul Islam who has been arrested on 28.12.2025, in connection with Bijni P.S. Case No. 148/2025, under Sections 80(2) of the BNS, 2023. The case diary is received and perused the same. It is submitted by Mr. Hoque, the learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier bail petition for the present accused petitioner was rejected by this Court vide order dated 18.02.2026. However, the present petitioner is not involved with any such offence as alleged against him in the FIR and the victim had made a dying declaration as to why she took such steps of committing suicide. Mr. Hoque, the learned counsel further submitted that the accused petitioner is in custody for last 83 days and considering his length of detention, the present bail petition may be considered, as the police had the opportunity to interrogate the present petitioner for a considerable period. However, the petitioner is still ready and willing to extend his cooperation in further investigation of this case, if he is granted with the privilege of bail. Mr. Borthakur, the learned Addl. P.P., Assam submitted in this regard that while rejecting his earlier bail petition on perusal of the case diary, every detail of the case has been discussed and it is also seen that from the note of the I.O. as well as the materials available in the case diary that the dying declaration which is stated to be made by the deceased was recorded on 09.02.2026, though the incident had happened in the month of December, 2025. More so, there is a detail note in the case diary, from where it is seen that the said dying declaration is doubtful and it was stated to be made by the deceased in a very Page No.# 3/4 suspicious condition. However, Mr. Borthakur, the learned Addl. P.P., Assam submitted that there is sufficient progress in the investigation but the evidence of the Doctor as well as the final FSL report is yet to be collected by the I.O. Considering the submission of learned counsel for both sides, it is seen that the earlier bail application of the present accused petitioner was rejected by this Court, wherein the detail discussion was made in regard to the merit of the case. But without going detail into the further merit of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner is behind the bar for a considerable period and from the note of the I.O. as well as from the materials in the case diary, it can be held that there is no possibility of filing the charge sheet within 6/7 days i.e. within the statutory period. Accordingly, only considering his length of detention undergone, the present accused petitioner is allowed to go on bail, on furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) only with one surety of like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM (M), Bijni, subject to the following conditions: (i) that the petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (ii) that the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the learned SDJM (M), Bijni, without prior permission, and (iii) that the petitioner shall submit copy of his Aadhar Card and PAN Card before the learned SDJM (M), Bijni. Page No.# 4/4 In terms of above, this bail application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant