Disposed¶31

Jahirul Islam v. the State of Assam

Gauhati HC9 Mar 2025I.A.(Crl.)/192/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Gauhati High Court; Bail Appln. No. 121/2025; Interlocutory Application; correction of typographical error in case number; Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024; Special (POCSO) Case No.120/2024; Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024; Morigaon; Sections 140(3)/64/3(5) BNS 2023; Section 6 POCSO Act 2012; custody since 25.07.2024; charge-sheet filed 30.08.2024; applicant Jahirul Islam; informant/opposite party No.2 Anarul Hussain; Addl. PP K. K. Parashar; counsel S. Paul, U. U. Khan, Rajib Ali; Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak; order dated 10-03-2025; disposed.

What did the court decide?

Permission to correct the case number in the cause title and prayer of Bail Appln. No. 121/2025 from “Special (POCSO) Case No.120/2024” to “Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024” (both arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024), by hand with initial therein. ¶31

Jahirul Islam Vs the State of Assam — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Gauhati HC (2025)

Page No.# 1/3

GAHC010042932025

2025:GAU-AS:2512

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

¶5

¶6

Bail Appln. No. 121/2025

¶7

JAHIRUL ISLAM

¶8

S/O USMAN ALI VILL- NARSINGBORI, WARD NO. 6, P.S. MOIRABARI, DIST. MORIGAON, ASSAM

¶9

VERSUS

¶10

THE STATE OF ASSAM, REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM

¶11

2:ANARUL HUSSAIN

¶12

S/O MD. ABDUL MUTTALIB VILL NARSINGBORI WARD NO.

¶13

Advocate for the Petitioner : RAJIB ALI, U U KHAN

¶14

Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,

¶15

Page No.# 2/3

¶16

BEFORE

¶17

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK

¶18

ORDER

¶19

10-03-2025

¶20

Heard Mr. U. U. Khan, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. K. K. Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam for the opposite party No.1. Also heard Mr. S. Paul, learned counsel for the informant/opposite party No.2.

¶21

2. The applicant, namely, Jahirul Islam , son of Usman Ali, resident of VillageNarsingbori, Ward No.6, District-Morigaon is a charge-sheeted accused in Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024 under Sections 140(3)/64/3(5) BNS, 2023, read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, in which, he is in custody since 25.07.2024.

¶22

3. After filing of the charge-sheet in said Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024 on 30.08.2024, the same was registered as Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024 before the Court of learned Special Judge (POCSO) –cum-Additional Sessions Judge, Morigaon.

¶23

4. The applicant as petitioner has filed the connected BA No. 121/2025 for his bail in said Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024, renumbered as Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024, presently pending before the Court of learned Special Judge (POCSO) –cum-Additional Sessions Judge, Morigaon.

¶24

5. In the cause title as well as in the prayer of said Bail Appln. No. 121/2025, filed by the applicant as petitioner, the petitioner, inadvertently typed “Special (POCSO) Case No.120/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024” instead of “Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024”.

¶25

6. Hence, this Interlocutory Application for correction of the number of said “Special (POCSO) Case No.120/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024” as “Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024” in the cause title and prayer of said BA No. 121/2025.

¶26

7. It is seen that in said BA No. 121/2025, the applicant as petitioner has already

¶27

Page No.# 3/3

¶28

annexed the certified copy of the deposition of the victim of the case, wherein, said Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024 has been indicated.

¶29

8. Mr. K. K. Parashar, learned Addl. PP as well as Mr. S. Paul, learned counsel for the informant/opposite party No.2 have no objection in such correction of said typographical mistakes.

¶30

9. Accordingly, the applicant/petitioner is allowed to correct the “Special (POCSO) Case No.120/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024” as “Special (POCSO) Case No.122/2024 arising out of Moirabari P.S. Case No. 110/2024” in the cause title as well as in the prayer of connected Bail Appln. No. 121/2025 by hand with initial therein.

¶31

10. With the above observations and directions, this Interlocutory Applications stands disposed of.

¶32

JUDGE

¶33

Comparing Assistant

Jahirul Islam v. the State of Assam

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Jahirul Islam v. the State of Assam

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Utpola Bose Vs the State of Assam

Sasuma Daimari and 2 Ors. Vs the State of Assam

MD Fuljar Ali Vs the State of Assam

Abjalur Rahman Vs the State of Assam

Shahid Marbaniang @ Pai Vs the State of Assam

Shahjahan Ali and Ors. Vs the State of Assam