Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, Case AB/1460/2025, Justice Pranjal Das, order dated 08.09.2025: anticipatory bail petition under Section 482 BNSS by Bani Kanta Medhi apprehending arrest in CID P.S. Case No. 04/2025 registered under Ss.61(2)/318(4)/336(3)/340(2) of BNS, 2023 (alleged forgery of Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department's signature, fake letters to Sub-Divisions, money collected for promised jobs). Petitioner not named in FIR; interim pre-arrest bail of 26.06.2025 made absolute subject to conditions (available for trial; no hampering/tampering with evidence); application allowed and disposed of; case diary returned. Advocates: A.V. Singh for petitioner; P. Borthakur, Addl. PP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: interim bail dated 26.06.2025 made absolute subject to conditions that the petitioner shall be available for the trial and shall not hamper or tamper with evidence; bail application allowed and disposed of; case diary to be returned.