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Sri Rintu Baruah v. the State of Assam

Gauhati HC15 Oct 2025AB/1917/2025

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What is this about?

Petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a case concerning alleged illegal fund collection by a cooperative society under the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act and BNS offences. Having cooperated with investigation under earlier interim protection, their interim order was made absolute.

What did the court decide?

Interim pre-arrest bail order dated 11.08.2025 made absolute, subject to compliance with its conditions; petition disposed of.

Sri Rintu Baruah Vs the State of Assam — Cooperative Societies | Gauhati HC (2025)

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GAHC010182852025

2025:GAU-AS:13881

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : AB/1917/2025

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SRI RINTU BARUAH S/O- LATE GANESH BARUAH R/O- DHOBAM P.O- DHUPGURI P.S- KHETRI DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 2: CHINMOY JYOTI MEDHI S/O- UPEN MEDHI R/O- SONAPUR MEDHIKUCHI P.S- SONAPUR P.O- TEPESIA DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM

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3: ASTALAL DAS S/O- LATE MAHANANDA DAS R/O- VILL- KHETRI P.S AND P.O- KHETRI DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP ASSAM

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2:THE STATE OF ASSAM ASSAM ------------

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Advocate for : MR. S K JAIN Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN

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ORDER

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16.10.2025

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Heard Mr. P.K. Kalita, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.

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By this application, the petitioners have prayed for pre arrest bail in connection with Khetri P.S Case No. 56/2025 registered under Section 316(2)/318(4) of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 21(1)(2)(3) of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019.

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The FIR dated 22.06.2025 reflects that the society namely Unnati Trading Cooperative Society Ltd. was operating in the Khetri area and that the informant i.e., the Sub Inspector of Police on information that the society was collecting huge funds from the public in violation of the act had lodged the FIR. The informant further stated that the society was supposed to collect funds only to help its members but it was found that the same has been collecting huge funds under the Banning of Unregulated Deposits Scheme Act, 2019.

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Vide order dated 11.08.2025, the petitioners were allowed interim protection with the condition that they would cooperate with the investigation and should

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appear before the Investigating Officer whenever they are called for and in pursuant to the said direction, the petitioners had appeared before the Investigating officer and got their statements recorded which is reflected in the Case Diary.

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It is as such seen that the petitioners are corporating with the investigation and accordingly, the interim order dated 11.08.2025 may be made absolute with

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the further direction that they may comply with the conditions mentioned therein without fail.

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The petition is disposed of.

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JUDGE

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