Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, Bail Appln./279/2025, Dipanjan Nath v. State of Assam, decided 03-03-2025 by Manash Ranjan Pathak, J. Bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 in Hailakandi Police Station Case No. 18/2025 (G.R. No.44/2025) under Sections 61(2)/316(2)/318(4)/296/351(2)(3), BNS, 2023; FIR dated 27.01.2025 alleging taking of Rs.34,50,000/- for business, abuse and threats of dire consequences; custody since 27.01.2025; partial repayment reported from case diary; further custody held unwarranted; bail on bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- with two local sureties before CJM Hailakandi with six conditions including jurisdictional restriction and non-tampering; automatic vacation of bail on violation.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to petitioner Dipanjan Nath in Hailakandi P.S. Case No. 18/2025 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 1,00,000/- with two local sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hailakandi, subject to conditions (appearance before the Investigating Officer; no leaving Hailakandi Police Station's territorial jurisdiction without prior written permission; no hampering of investigation or tampering with evidence; no inducement, threat or promise; no involvement in criminal activities; no threat to complainants or their family); violation entails automatic vacation of bail. Bail application disposed of to the extent above; case diary to be returned.