Pramila Choudhury v. the State of Assam
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, single Judge (Parthivjyoti Saikia, J.), order dated 02.06.2026 in Bail Appln./1424/2026. Bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 sought by wife/mother arrested in Dispur P.S. Case No.121/2026 under Sections 103(1)/238/3(5) BNS, 2023, arising from a domestic incident in which the husband died of knife injuries after attacking the petitioner, who washed off the weapons. Court treated the matter as a clear case under Section 238 BNS, 2023 (offence contended to be bailable) and granted bail of Rs.25,000/- with like surety before the CJM, Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati. Keywords: bail, Section 483 BNSS, Section 238 BNS, Section 103(1) BNS, Section 3(5) BNS, causing disappearance of evidence, domestic violence, Dispur P.S. Case No.121/2026.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed; petitioner to be released on bail of Rs.25,000/- with a surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (Metro) at Guwahati.