THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM v. STATE OF ASSAM
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
This bail application stands disposed of
Provisions considered
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 s. 483
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ss. 21(b), 27(A)
Judgment
Advocate for the Petitioner : TAWHID LASKAR, MR. D K AGARWALA,ASHRAFUL BORBHUYAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR Date : 11-12-2025 ORDER Heard Mr. T.A. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner also heard Mr. K.K. Parasar, learned Addl. P.P appearing for the State. This application has been filed under section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of bail to the accused person in connection with Doboka Police Page No.# 2/3 Station Case No. 135/2025 u/s 21(b)/27(A) of the NDPS Act, 1985 in which charge-sheet has been submitted and the case are now pending trial in the Court of the learned Special Judge, Hojai. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the tote quantity of alleged recovery was 2.56 gm and that no recovery of any material to indicate that any profit of business of the same has been alleged. He therefore, prays that the petitioner may be considered the privilege of bail.
Operative part
The learned Addi. P.P has objected to the same stating that at this stage, there may be an apprehension of influencing the witness. There may be an apprehension of influencing the witnesses. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the material available on record, this Court deem it fit and proper o grant the privilege of bail to the petitioner, who has completed 141 days in custody, namely, Mehibu Alam @ Mehbub Alom. Accordingly, it is directed that the accused/applicant should be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) only with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Hojai subject to the following conditions; 1) The accused/petitioner shall regularly appear before the learned Trial Court on all dates to be fixed from time to time till the case is disposed of; and 2) That the accused/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/her from disclosing such facts to the Court; and 3) That the accused/petitioner shall not commit any offence similar Page No.# 3/3 to the one of which he is accused; and 4) That the accused/petitioner shall not leave the territorial jurisdiction of the learned Trial Court without prior permission; and 5) Any other conditions that the learned Trial Court may deem fit to ensure participation of the accused/petitioner in the Trial. This bail application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: This bail application stands disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 483; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — ss. 21(b), 27(A).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Gauhati High Court, on 11 Dec 2025. The bench was RAJESH MAZUMDAR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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