The aforesaid three petitions filed by three accused petitioners under section 438 Cr PC seeking pre-arrest bail pertaining to Silchar Police Station Case No. 15687 2000 under section 342/325/307/302/34 IPC, and as such, taken together for disposal.

2. One Smti Parbati Das of village Rongpur, PS Silchar, Assam, lodged FIR 10.12.2000 against Shri Dinabandu Das, Shri Joy Krishna Das and Shri Krishna Das (petitioners in the related petitions) narrating facts constituting offence, ex-facie, under sections 324/325/307/302/34, IPC and the Police Station concerned registered the FIR being Silchar PS Case No. 1568/2000 (dated 10.12.2000).

3. The petitioners sought for anticipatory bail under section 438 Cr PC at Shillong Bench of Gauhati High Court. The question posed as to whether the Shillong Bench of the Gauhati High Court has territorial jurisdiction over the matter. The learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. DK Das Choudhury, having referred to Article 231 of the Constitution of India submits that this Court being t part of the Gauahti High Court has complete jurisdiction to entertain these bail petitions notwithstanding the alleged offence committed at Silchar within the State of Ass

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