Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010013212026 2026:GAU-AS:1384 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Crl.Pet./72/2026 SELIM UDDIN SON OF TASABBAR ALI VILL- PACHIM LAKHIPUR DIST. SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ), ASSAM, PIN-788724 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H R A CHOUDHURY, J M SULAIMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date :04.02.2026 1. Heard Mr. J. M. Sulaiman, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. K. Parasar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. 2. This is an application filed under Section 528 read with Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in respect of PRC Case No.1823/2024, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi. 3. The Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi issued summons to the petitioner. He now apprehends that if he appears before the Court of the Page No.# 2/2 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi he will be remanded to custody because this Court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain his bail application. 4. The petitioner submits that he is interested in facing the trial and therefore he should be given adequate opportunity to contest the case. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides. 6. Since the petitioner is interested in facing the trial, he should be given adequate opportunity to that effect. 7. Therefore, the prayer of the petitioner is allowed. 8. The petitioner Selim Uddin is directed to appear before the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi in respect of PRC Case No.1823/2024 within next 10 (ten) days from today and on his appearance, he shall be released on bail of Rs.25,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sribhumi. 9. It is hereby directed that the petitioner shall regularly appear before the Trial Court on each and every date of hearing, if he fails to do so, the Trial Court shall have the liberty to procure his attendance by due process of law. 10. With the aforesaid direction, this Criminal Petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant