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2026 DAILYLAW 8666 (GAU)

JAHIDUL ISLAM v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./1613/2026 · 2026-06-21

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010120682026 2026:GAU-AS:8979 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1613/2026 JAHIDUL ISLAM S/O- QURAN ALI ALIAS KURAN ALI R/O- BORLUITPAR P.S.- MUKALMUWA, DIST- NALBARI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY P.P., ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MD S ALI, MR M RAHMAN,MR KUTUB ALI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 22.06.2026 Heard Mr. Kutub Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.R. Kaushik, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, for granting bail to Page No.# 2/3 the petitioner, who was arrested on 01.06.2026. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that, he received certain stolen property i.e., stolen AC copper wires which were allegedly stolen by co-accused Biswajit Basfor from SixMile, Guwahati. 4. It is submitted that the petitioner is the son of the owner of the scrap yard and in course of business, this kind of articles are bought by the scrap yard without knowing the fact that they may have been stolen. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on perusal of the Case Diary submits that as per statement available in the Case Diary, the petitioner used to frequently buy broken copper wires from the co-accused. 6. The petitioner was arrested on 01.06.2026 and since then, he has spent about 22 days in custody. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not the owner of the scrap yard and it is the father who is the owner and accordingly, he has annexed the trade license in this regard. 7. Having regard to the above as well as the period of detention, the prayer for bail is allowed. 8. The petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Elaka Magistrate. It is further provided that the petitioner shall cooperate with the Page No.# 3/3 investigation as and when called for and shall not try to tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses in any manner. 9. The petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE Comparing Assistant