The Gauhati High Court allowed the bail application of the petitioner, who was arrested for alleged cheating, impersonation, and fabricating criminal cases under the BNS 2023. Bail was granted subject to a monetary bond and standard conditions.
Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one local surety.
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GAHC010201792026
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Bail Appln./2756/2026
ABDUL KALAM
SON OF LATE SONA MIA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SURYADAS SURJYADAS, P.S. DISTRICT SRIBHUMI, ASSAM, PIN 788720
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. DAIYAN HUSSAIN, MR. R A CHOUDHURY,MR. N AFRUZ,MR. R A MAZUMDER
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN
ORDER
Date : 14.09.2026
Heard Mr. D. Hussain, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
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registered under Sections 61(2) /318(4)/ 319(2)/ 308(7)/ 317(4)/ 351(2)/ 351(3)/ 111/ 3(5)/ 3(6)/ 3(9) of BNS, 2023. The FIR in connection with which the petitioner was arrested and was put behind the bars on 05.09.2026 was lodged by the police personnel of IBI, Sribhumi District stating inter alia that a group of persons possessing neither office nor authority nor any professional qualification has taken a position in an around the precincts of the Sribhumi Police Station and making a livelihood out of the same. It is alleged that the said group including the petitioner used to intercept the person, who come to the Police Station and by taking the character of an official or an advocate advise them to lodge an FIR or to enter into a settlement. It is also alleged that they fabricate and make false criminal cases and by their activities, they demand money from the public and they have amassed many.
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the petitioner on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of CJM, Sribhumi, under the following conditions:
i) the petitioner will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called for.
ii) the petitioner will not hamper, tamper with the evidence, neither influence the witnesses connected with the case.
iii) the petitioner will not leave the place of jurisdiction without the permission of the concerned Court.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner in the present facts.
Whether the bail conditions imposed are sufficient to secure the trial process.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Abdul Kalam
The State of Assam
Shamima Jahan
As recorded by the court registry
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