Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010114152026 2026:GAU-AS:9526 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1228/2026 BIDYUT BISWAS SON OF LATE NANDA DULAL BISWAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BABUPARA, POLICE STATION AND DISTRICT BONGAIGAON, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM 2:SHIPRA MANDAL WIFE OF ANANDA MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAULPARA WARD NO. 9 POLICE STATION AND DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M KHAN, MR. R. AHMED,MS J AKTAR Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MS R SAHA(R2),MR. B J MUKHERJEE(R2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 13.07.2026 Heard Mr. M. Khan, learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant. Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Addl. P.P., representing the State respondent as well as Page No.# 2/3 Ms. R. Saha, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused-applicant in connection with Bongaigaon P.S. Case No. 51/2026, registered under Sections 140(3) of the BNS and added Section 65(1)/127(2) of the BNS and Section 4 of POCSO Act. An FIR was lodged on 07.04.2026 by one Shipra Mandal, the informant, alleging that on 26.03.2026 at around 8.00 PM, her minor daughter was missing from her residence and later on, it was found that the accused-applicant took her minor daughter with a promise of love and wrongfully confined her in an unknown place. Due to the aforesaid act, the informant’s daughter became mentally ill. On receipt of the FIR, the police registered the Bongaigaon P.S. Case No. 51/2026, under the aforementioned sections. The learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant submits that there was no such offence has been committed by the accused-applicant and due to love and affection, the victim girl went with him voluntarily. Mr. B. Sarma, learned Addl. P.P., submits that there are sufficient incriminating materials against the accused-applicant of his involvement as alleged in the FIR, therefore, he opposes the bail application. Ms. Saha, learned counsel also supports the submission made by the learned Addl. P.P. and opposes the bail application. This Court has heard the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties and has also perused the Case Diary. After perusal of the Case Diary and finding prima facie sufficient incriminating materials against the accused-applicant of his involvement in the offence as alleged in the FIR, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the Page No.# 3/3 accused-applicant. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application is disposed of as rejected. JUDGE Comparing Assistant