Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010114432026 2026:GAU-AS:8883 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1238/2026 SANJAY GOWALA SON OF SRI BENU GOWALA RESIDENT OF GELAKEY BORTANI GAON, P.O. P.S.- GELAKEY DISTRICT - SIVASAGAR, ASSAM PIN 785696 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D TOCHA, MR. A PAUL Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 19.06.2026 Heard Mr. A. Paul, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.J. Barua, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This is an application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 for granting pre- Page No.# 2/3 arrest bail to the petitioner. The gist of the case is that, during a Bihu function being held at Gelakey, some members of the ATTSA alongwith the present petitioner, who is the president thereof, were present, an altercation had taken place between two groups. When the police tried to intervene, the members of the group including the petitioner became aggressive towards the police and leveled allegations against the police and obstructed the police from doing their duty. The Case Diary as called for has been receiced. It appears that a notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS has also been issued to the present petitioner. But the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is apprehensive of arrest upon his appearance pursuant to such notice. Having regard to the nature of the allegations as well as the material available in the Case Diary, there appears to be no justification for taking the petitioner into custody in the event of his appearance before the I/O. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. The petitioner in the event of his arrest in connection with Gelakey P.S. Case No. 15/2026, registered under Sections 121/126/132/221/351(2)/189/353/3(5) of BNS, shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of like amount to Page No.# 3/3 the satisfaction of the Arresting Authority. It is further directed that the petitioner shall appear before the I/O within a period of 10 days from today. The petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant