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2026 DAILYLAW 8624 (GAU)

HARPREET SINGH v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./1499/2026 · 2026-06-18

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010113972026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1499/2026 HARPREET SINGH SON OF SARANJIT SINGH RESIDENT OF RUP KONWAR PATH HOUSE NO 52 NEW CHACHAL PS DISPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PERMANENT ADDRESST KHELMATI NEAR MASJID D K ROAD NORTH LAKHIMPUR VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR G Z AHMED, MR S A REEYAZ,SHAKEEL RAHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 19 .06. 2026 Heard Mr. G.Z. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D.P. Goswami, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent. 2. This bail application has been filed by the petitioner namely, Harpreet Singh under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, Page No.# 2/3 seeking bail in connection with Dispur P.S. Case No. 316/2026 under Sections 117(2)/ and 109 of the BNS, 2023. 3. Case diary as called for is received and perused. 4. The allegation as per the FIR is that on 23.05.2026 the petitioner was involved in an altercation with the injured person at Ganeshguri Flyover, while they were travelling in their respective vehicles and in course of such altercation, the petitioner struck the injured person with his helmet, causing injury to the head and teeth of the injured. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case is of road rage and there is no intention on the part of the petitioner to cause death of the injured person and Section 109 of BNS may not be attracted in the facts and circumstances of the case. It is further submitted that the injured person has since been discharged from the hospital and the petitioner has been languishing in jail for last 28 days. 6. The learned Addl. P.P. upon perusal of the medical report submits that the injured suffered serious injury in right front lobe and also two of his teeth were broken. 7. Upon perusal of the materials on record there does not appear to be any pre-meditation on the part of the petitioner and the incident occurred on the spur of the moment. 8. Having regard to the above fact as well as the period of detention 28 days in custody, the prayer for bail is allowed. 9. Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Eleka Magistrate in connection with the Page No.# 3/3 aforementioned case. 10. The direction for bail is further subject to the following conditions that: (1) the petitioner shall cooperate with the trial of the case and he shall cooperate with the investigation; (2) the petitioner shall not try to influence or intimidate any persons or witnesses acquainted with the facts of the case, in any manner. 11. The bail application stands disposed of. 12. Return the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant