Gauhati High Court
Pashan Ali vs The State Of Assam And Anr on 19 October, 2023
Author: Ajit Borthakur
Bench: Ajit Borthakur
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GAHC010160292023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : AB/2603/2023
PASHAN ALI
S/O LT. JODU SK.
VILL- BETBARI
P.S. SUKCHAR
DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-783128
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR
REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM
2:JOLIL SK.
S/O NURUL ISLAM
VILL- BETBARI
P.S. SUKCHAR
DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR
ASSA
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. L R MAZUMDER
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT BORTHAKUR
ORDER
Date : 19.10.2023 Heard Mr. A.Z.Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.Sarma, learned Addl.
Page No.# 2/3 Public Prosecutor, Assam appearing for the State respondent No.1.
By this petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C., the petitioner, namely, Pashan Ali has prayed for granting pre-arrest bail, apprehending arrest in connection with Sukchar P.S. Case No. 177/2023 u/s 448/376 (3) of the IPC r/w Section 4 of the POCSO Act.
Notice has been served by Dasti Mode on the respondent No. 2 vide paragraph 2 of the Affidavit filed by the petitioner.
The Case diary, as called for, is placed before the Court. It may be mentioned that by order, dated 31.08.2023, this Court granted the privilege of interim pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.
Mr. B.Sarma, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, submits that the case diary shows that the petitioner appeared before the investigating officer and got his statements recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. as per the interim pre arrest bail granted earlier. There is no adverse report against the petitioner from the I.O.
Therefore, the interim pre-arrest bail granted vide order, dated 31.08.2023 is hereby made absolute, subject to the following conditions-
(i) That the petitioner shall co-operate in investigation as and when required;
(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; and
(iii) That the petitioner shall not hamper or tamper with the investigation in any manner.
Return the case diary.
This disposes of the anticipatory bail application.
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