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2026 DAILYLAW 9033 (GAU)

SAHJAHAN ALI v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./1728/2026 · 2026-06-24

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010128552026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1728/2026 SAHJAHAN ALI S/O LATE SAMAD ALIR/O- BISHNUPUR, P.S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARRANG, ASSAM PRESENTLY RESIDING AT DHARAPUR P.S- AZARA DIST KAMRUP(M), ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A AHMED, MS. F B CHOUDHURY,U U KHAN,MR. R ALI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 25 .06. 2026 Heard Ms. F.B. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. S.H. Borah, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam for the State respondent. 2. This bail application has been preferred by the petitioner namely, Sahjahan Ali under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, seeking regular bail in connection with Palashbari P.S. Case No. 96/2026 registered under Sections 331(4)/ 305/ 317(4) of the BNS, 2023. Page No.# 2/2 3. Case diary as called for is received and perused. 4. The petitioner was arrested on 24.04.2026 and produced before the Magistrate on the same date and by that time has spent 63 days in custody. 5. The statutory period of detention is stated to be 60 days. 6. Upon instruction received, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has submitted that the charge sheet has not been submitted. Hence, the petitioner is entitled to default bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. 7. The petitioner named above shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) only with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Eleka Magistrate in connection with the aforementioned case. 8. The direction for bail is further subject to the following conditions that: (i) the petitioner shall appear before the trial court regularly and he shall cooperate with the investigation; (ii) the petitioner shall not try to influence or intimidate any person or the remaining witnesses, who are acquainted with the facts of the case, in any manner. 9. The bail application stands disposed of. 10. Return the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant