Dhiraj Kumar Kakati v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, I.A.(Crl.)/351/2022 (diary ref. GAHC010118652022), order dated 18.03.2026 by Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia. Dhiraj Kumar Kakati v. The State of Assam & Anr. (respondent No.2: Saya Das). Interlocutory criminal application under Section 430 BNSS, 2023 for suspension of sentence and bail; conviction/six-year sentence by Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge (POCSO), Barpeta in Special (POCSO) Case No.150/2021; more than half the sentence undergone; sentence suspended till disposal of connected criminal appeal; bail Rs. 25,000 with like surety. Counsel: D. K. Baidya (applicant); D. P. Goswami (Addl. Public Prosecutor, State); T. Deuri (Amicus Curiae, respondent No.2).
What did the court decide?
Suspension of the six-year sentence till disposal of the connected criminal appeal, and release of the applicant on bail of Rs. 25,000 with a surety of like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge (POCSO), Barpeta; the I.A. stands closed and disposed of.