GAHC010282872025

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : AB/3016/2025

SRI SURESH PANIKA

S/O AJIT PANIKA

R/O DELBAR TERANG SARTHE TERANG, KARBI ANGLONG, DIST. KARBI

ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN-782480

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P BORA, MS K SARMA,MS K BHATTACHARYYA,MR H K

SARMA

Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,

BEFORE

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA

ORDER

19-12-2025

Heard Mr. P. Bora, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. K. Sarma,

learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R. R. Kaushik, learned Addl. PP, for

the State respondent.

2. This is an application under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 praying for grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused/petitioner, namely, Sri Suresh Panika who is

under Sections 281/105 of BNS, 2023.

3. It is submitted by Mr. Bora, learned Senior Counsel that from the plain reading of the FIR itself, it is seen that the case is purely an accidental one, wherein, there was unfortunate death of a person. The petitioner is also admittedly the driver of the offending vehicle and the only allegation against him is that he was driving the vehicle in rash and negligent ma