Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010152572026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2056/2026 HRIDOYANANDA DEKA S/O SRI KHITESWAR DEKA, R/O NAHARBARI, P.S MANGALDOI, DISTRICT DARRANG, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE P.P, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S MUNIR, Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR O R D E R 29.07.2026 Heard Ms. A. Gayan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.R. Kaushik, learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State respondent. Page No.# 2/3 2. This is an application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 praying for granting regular bail to the petitioner, namely, Hridoyananda Deka, who was arrested on 24.06.2026 in Paltanbazar P.S. Case No. 167/2026 under Sections 61(2)(a)/250 of BNS r/w Section 12(2) of Passport Act, 1967 r/w Section 14C of Foreigner Act. 3. The learned Addl. P.P., who has submitted that the CD is available and that the CD reveals that the present petitioner had provided food and shelter and other items by doing marketing for known Bangladeshi foreign nationals, who were staying at the Boby Lodge. He, accordingly, submits that the further custodial interrogation of the petitioner may be necessary to find out further trails. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner may have supplied food and other items by doing marketing for people staying in the Boby Lodge but there is no indication that the petitioner had knowingly assisted Bangladeshi nationals. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the owner of the lodge and another co-accused have already been released on bail, one by the learned Sessions Judge, Kamrup (M), Assam. 5. Upon perusal of the materials available in the case diary and in view of the fact that other co-accused has also been granted the privilege of bail after their custodial interrogation, I find that the further custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be necessary at this stage. In the event the petitioner continues to cooperate with the investigation, 6. Accordingly, the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing of Rs.30,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate, subject to the conditions that:- Page No.# 3/3 (i) That the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required and shall fully cooperate with the investigation. (ii) The petitioner shall not leave the territory of jurisdiction of the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate without prior written permission till the investigation is over. The learned Jurisdictional Magistrate shall be at liberty to impose such other conditions as will be necessary to ensure the participation of the petitioner in the ongoing investigation. 7. Bail application disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant