Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010123022026 2026:GAU-AS:9978 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1649/2026 SRI ANUJ KUMAR BORAH SON OF SRI KAILASH BORAH RESIDENT OF BIHAGURI KALTAGAON PO AND PS TEZPUR DISTRICT SONITPUR ASSAM, PIN CODE-784025 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K SARMA, MS R SAHIN,S HAZARIKA,MS. B BHUYAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 21.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for granting regular bail to the Page No.# 2/2 accused/petitioner in connection with Jalukbari P.S. Case No. 190/2026 registered under Section 316(3)/31894) of BNS, 2023 and Added Section 111(3)/111(3) & 317(4) of the BNS, 2023. 3. The brief fact of the case is that the complainant namely Saluddin Ali purchased an Ecco 5 Star AC four-wheeler bearing registration No. AS-16-M-1660 approximately two years ago and about one year prior to lodging the FIR, he engaged Anuj Kumar Borah as a driver and entrusted him with the vehicle. After driving for one to two months, the accused took the vehicle to an unknown location without the complainant's knowledge or consent. Despite repeated inquiries, the complainant could not trace the vehicle. The accused allegedly changed the vehicle's registered mobile number to his own 8730062019) and obtained a No Objection Certificate from the Sivasagar DTO. He then sold the vehicle to a person in Manipur, where it was re-registered as MN-01-CS-2545, acting in connivance with other associates. 4. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner has been behind bars for 51 days and that his further detention is not necessary for the purpose of investigation. However, it appears from the Case Diary that the petitioner is a habitual offender with criminal antecedents in at least 21 previous cases of a similar nature pending across various police stations. According to the I.O., the petitioner is involved in a structured network operating as an organized vehicle theft syndicate. 5. Having regard to the incriminating materials available in the Case Diary, the prayer for bail stands rejected at this stage. 6. Send back the Case Diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant