the charge-sheet, I am of the considered view that it appears prima-facie that the accused Sri Chinmoy Lahkar (A-4) associated himself with the activities of A-1, A-2 and A-3 knowing them to be active members of the banned organization ULFA. His meetings with these persons in the house of Jahnabee Saikia has been corroborated by witnesses. It also appears prima-facie that he provided logistics and transportation support to A-1 by taking him around Guwahati City and by carrying him pillion of his motorcycle at the time of the incident when A-1 lobbed the grenade near Central Mall, Guwahati; that, on 15.05.2019 the meeting of A-4 with A-1, A-2 and A-3 at Zoo Tinali prior to the incident and subsequently, A-4 along with A-1 doing a dry run of the targeted area has been prima-facie revealed by the materials on record such as electronic communications and tower locations analysis. A-4 has claimed that he was victim of circumstances and did not realize as to how A-1 riding pillion on his bike threw the grenade. Now, the question is- if this indeed was a case, then A-4 immediately after the incident ought to have gone to the nearest police station to report the matter. Thus, on the basis of the materials revealed in the investigation, I am of the considered view that prima-facie these materials implicate the accused A-4 with regard to commission of terrorist act, conspiracy or abetment to commission of terrorist act and also with regard to support given to a terrorist organisation, punishable u/s-16, 18 and 39 respectively, of the UAP Act.”
