Petitioner applied for pre-arrest bail in a BNS case alleging kidnapping and extortion related to a hijacked truck carrying betel nuts. Court granted bail subject to conditions.
Petitioner enlarged on pre-arrest bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000 with one local surety.
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GAHC010173222026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : AB/1914/2026
CHABUR UDDIN
SON OF BAHAR ALI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SARALPARA, P.S. CHHAYGAON, DISTRICT KAMRUP, ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR F HAQUE, MR A ISLAM
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN
ORDER
Date : 16.09.2026
Heard Mr. F. Haque, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
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was lodged by one Abdul Azad Choudhury on 21.06.2026 stating inter alia that he is a businessman dealing in betel nut business and that on 17.06.2026, he loaded 190 bags of betel nuts on the truck, of which the petitioner is stated to be the owner and had sent it from Dawki, Meghalaya to Hatsinghimari. It was stated that three days later i.e. on 20.06.2026, the petitioner along with driver had hijacked the truck and took it to an unknown place and that the informant is unable to trace out the vehicle.
i) the petitioner will appear before the Investigating Officer within a period of
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10 days from the date of the order without fail.
ii) the petitioner will appear before the Investigating Officer thereafter as and when called for.
iii) the petitioner will not hamper, tamper with the evidence, neither influence the witnesses connected with the case.
iv) the petitioner will not engage in all such offence in the future.
v) the petitioner will not leave the place of jurisdiction without the permission of the Arresting Authority.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioner is entitled to pre-arrest bail in connection with kidnapping and extortion charges under Sections 61(2)(a)/316(3) of BNS, 2023.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
CHABUR UDDIN
THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM
SHAMIMA JAHAN
As recorded by the court registry
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