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2026 DAILYLAW 9509 (GAU)

DHARMESWAR ROY ALIAS JITU ROY v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

Bail Appln./1794/2026 · 2026-07-14

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010131532026 2026:GAU-AS:9651 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1794/2026 DHARMESWAR ROY ALIAS JITU ROY SON OF JAGAT DIGAT ROY JAGAT DIPEN ROY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MUKUNDAPUR, NEAR POWER HOUSE, P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI, DISTRICT KAMRUP M, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S MUNIR, MS. N.A. BEGUM,MR. T HUSSAIN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 15-07-20 26 Heard Mr. S. Munir, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Borthkur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam. 2. This application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS, seeking bail of the petitioner, namely, Dharmeswar Roy @ Jitu Roy, who was arrested on Page No.# 2/3 15.05.2026 in connection with Barpeta P.S. Case No. 159/2026 registered under Sections 61(2)/319(2)/318(4)/316(2)/336(3) of BNS, 2023. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that, by posing himself as an employee of the Assam Secretariat Health Department, he represented to the informant-victim that he could secure employment for her in a Government job. Accordingly, the informant paid large sums of money into the accounts of different persons and was also shown a fake selection list. Ultimately, the informant did not obtain any employment, and the petitioner swindled her of a total amount of Rs. 12,50,000/-. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that having regard to the period of detention of 61 days, further custody may not be required. 5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor with reference to the case diary submits that there is sufficient incriminating material against the petitioners, who were involved in several other cases of similar nature involving duping of job seeking candidates. 6. However, it is submitted by the learned Addl. PP that charge sheet has already been submitted in the case. 7. Having regard to the fact that the investigation is over and also to the length of detention of 61 days, further detention of the petitioner may not be necessary. 8. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is allowed to go on bail of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with 2 (two) sureties of like amount subject to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Barpeta with following conditions: i) That the petitioner shall not hamper with the investigation, or tamper with the evidence of the case. Page No.# 3/3 ii) That the petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. iii) That the petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 8. Violation of bail conditions might entail cancellation of the bail. 9. With the above observations, this bail application is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant