The Gauhati High Court converted interim anticipatory bail into absolute bail for the petitioner in a criminal case, noting full cooperation with the investigation, and subject to specific conditions remaining intact.
Interim anticipatory bail order dated 09.11.2023 made absolute with conditions remaining intact.
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GAHC010249882023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : AB/3754/2023
GANGADHAR KALITA S/O LATE RAMESWAR KALITA R/O PD CHALIHA ROAD, H/NO. 110, BYE LANE NO. 1, P.S. CHANDMARI, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PH. NO. 9707181102
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K GOSWAMI
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA
ORDER
Date : 14.12.2023
Heard Mr. S. K. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted by order dated 09.11.2023,
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the petitioner was allowed to go on interim anticipatory bail by this Court and in pursuant to the directions of this Court, the petitioner has appeared before the Investigating Officer and has cooperated with the Investigating Officer.
On the other hand, Mr. D. Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced the case diary of Chandmari P.S. Case No. 340/2023 and has submitted that the petitioner has appeared before the Investigating Officer and his statement under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has already been recorded.
Considering the fact that the petitioner has co-operated in the investigation, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 09.11.2023 is hereby made absolute with condition Nos. 2 and 3 attached to the said order remaining intact.
With the above observations, this anticipatory bail application is disposed
of.
Send back the case diary.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether interim anticipatory bail should be made absolute after the petitioner cooperated in the investigation.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Gangadhar Kalita
State of Assam
Mridul Kumar Kalita
As recorded by the court registry
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