Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010144502026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/1597/2026 HASSAN SHAMIM ISLAM S/O ZAHIRUL ISLAM,R/O VILLAGE SIMLABARI, LAKHIPUR,P.S. LAKHIPUR,DIST. GOALPARA, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R BORA, MR. R MEDHI Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 20.07.2026 Heard Mr. R. Bora, learned counsel for the accused applicants. Also heard Mr. K.K. Parasar learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused applicant Hassan Shamim Islam in connection with Jalukbari Page No.# 2/3 P.S. Case No.250/2026 under Section 14 of Assam Game and Betting Act, 1970 read with Section 112/318 of BNS. 3. The facts leading to filing of the instant application is that on 04.07.2026, an FIR was lodged before the Officer-in-Charge of Jalukbari Police Station alleging that on 03.07.2026, on receipt of certain information about game and betting activities, the police reached the spot and found six persons engaged in online gaming and betting, thereafter, police apprehended those persons. 4. On receipt of FIR, Jalukbari P.S. Case No.250/2026 under the aforementioned sections was registered. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the accused applicant submits that the accused applicant is the brother-in-law of one of the apprehended person namely Babul Islam and he is not indulged in any kind of gaming and betting activities. He submits that he is a student preparing for some examination and he is staying in Punjabari whereas, the alleged offence of gaming and betting activities was going on in a place in Jalukbari. The learned counsel for the accused applicant submits that since his brother-in-law has been arrested by the police, he is also apprehending arrest in the present case. 6. The learned counsel for the accused applicant submits that the accused applicant is a student, preparing for some examination and shall cooperate in the investigation, in the event, protection is granted by this Court. 7. In view of the above, this Court is of the considered opinion that the accused applicant should be granted pre-arrest bail in the instant case. 8. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the accused applicant, the accused applicant named above shall be released on pre-arrest bail in connection with Jalukbari P.S. Case No.250/2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with a surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority subject to the following conditions: a) that the accused applicant shall appear before the Investigating Authority within 7 days Page No.# 3/3 from the date of this order and shall cooperate with the investigation; b) the accused applicant shall not hamper or tamper with the investigation of the case. 9. With the above observation and direction, the anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant