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Nizam Uddin Ahmed v. the State of Assam and Anr.

Gauhati HC15 Sept 2026Bail Appln./2763/2026

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What is this about?

Petitioner sought bail in a case involving allegations of impersonating police authorities and extortion at a police station in Sribhumi, Assam. The court found FIR allegations vague and lacking specific victim details, granting bail on a bond of Rs. 20,000 subject to standard conditions.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing of a bail bond of Rs. 20,000 subject to three standard conditions.

Nizam Uddin Ahmed Vs the State of Assam and Anr. — Cheating and Forgery | Gauhati HC (2026)

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GAHC010202022026

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

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Case No. : Bail Appln./2763/2026

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NIZAM UDDIN AHMED

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S/O - LATE ABDUL SABUR, R/O - VILLAGE - CHANDPUR, KARNAMADHU PT II, P.O. - KARNAMADHU, P.S. DISTRICT - SRIBHUMI, ASSAM, PIN 788712

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VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, STATE OF ASSAM.

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2:THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE SRIBHUMI POLICE STATION DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K TALUKDAR, K G CHOWDHURY,MS. M PAUL,MR. J M A CHOUDHURY

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Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN

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ORDER

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Date : 16.09.2026

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Heard Mr. S. K. Talukar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Sarma, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

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By this application, the petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sribhumi P.S. Case No. 210/2026, 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 the BNS, 2023.

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The FIR, in connection with which the petitioner was arrested and has been behind the bars since 05.09.2026, was lodged by a police personnel of the DSB, Sribhumi District, on 05.09.2026, stating, inter alia, that the accused persons, including the petitioner, without any authority or professional qualification, takes up a positions in and around the premises of Sribhumi Police Station under the guise of being associated with legal and official authorities and involved themselves in cheating and extorting money from members of the public. It is further alleged that the said group, including the petitioner, was found to be inducing persons near the police station and fabricating false criminal cases on their behalf and, by giving deceitful advice, obtaining money from them. It is also alleged that the said group caused members of the public to enter into settlements.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are no specific allegations against the petitioner and that only vague allegations have been made in the FIR. He further submits that there is no mention of any person having been victimized by any such act of the group, including the petitioner.

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Mr. B. Sarma, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State, however, submits that similar offences have been reported from various parts of the State and prays for calling for the Case Diary in order to ascertain the entire gamut of the case at hand.

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On considerations of the submissions made by the learned counsels, more so, in view of the fact that no specific allegation is made against the petitioner in the FIR and there being no victims mentioned in the said FIR, this Court deems it fit, to enlarge the petitioner on bail on furnishing of a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) of the like amount to the satisfaction of the CJM, Sribhumi under the following conditions:

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(i) The petitioner shall positively appear before the Investigating Officer as and when call for.

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(ii) The petitioner shall not hamper and tamper with the evidence of the case, and/or influence the witness connected with the case; and

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(iii) The petitioner shall not leave their residence without prior permission of the Investigating Officer.

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The Bail Applications stands disposed of.

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JUDGE

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