Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court order dated 11.03.2025 by Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak in AB/284/2025: pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail under Section 482 BNSS 2023 made absolute for Abinash Deuri and Akhyay Deuri in Basistha Police Station Case No. 72/2025 (G.R. No. 559/2025) under Section 140(3) BNS; background of alleged abduction of a boring-vehicle labourer (vehicle AS-32-C-1629) on 31.01.2025 and a contractual dispute between complainant and petitioners; conditions imposed including appearance before Investigating Officer and bar on leaving Basistha Police Station jurisdiction without written permission; automatic cancellation of bail on violation.
What did the court decide?
Interim pre-arrest bail granted on 12.02.2025 made absolute in Basistha P.S. Case No. 72/2025, subject to the terms of the order dated 12.02.2025 and conditions that the petitioners (i) appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required, (ii) not leave the jurisdiction of Basistha Police Station without prior written permission, (iii) not hamper the investigation or tamper with evidence, (iv) not make any inducement, threat or promise to dissuade any person from disclosing facts, and (v) not indulge in any offence or criminal activity; violation entails automatic vacatur of the bail.