GAHC010047612026 2026:GAU-AS:3580 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : AB/512/2026 FAZIR UDDIN LASKAR S/O LATE MOKADDAS ALI LASKAR, R/O VILL RONGHAR PART I, PS BARKHOLA, DIST CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN

788817 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. I ALAM, MR. T SK Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA

ORDER

11-03-2026 Heard Mr. I. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Borthakur, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, 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, Fazir Uddin Laskar who is apprehending arrest in connection with PRC Case No. 2402/2024 arising out of Silchar P.S. Case No. 182/2016 registered under Sections 420/409 IPC corresponding to G.R. No. 2745/2016.

3. It is submitted by Mr. Alam, learned counsel that an FIR was lodged in the police station for the occurrence that occurred in the year 2014 and after 8 years of the investigation, the case has been charge sheeted against the present petitioner showing him as an absconder. He further submitted that one criminal petition is also instituted by the petitioner for quashing the entire proceeding, which is pending before this Court.

4. Mr. Alam, learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear before the learned Trial Court and to contest the case, if some interim protection is provided to him.

5. The petitioner had already received the summon and through his engaged counsel, the petitioner had already entered appearance. The next date of the case is fixed on 17.03.2026.

6. Mr. Borthakur, learned APP submitted in this regard that the petitioner may be directed to approach the learned Trial Court with an appropriate application for bail, which may be considered in accordance with law.

7. Hearing the submissions made by the learned counsel for both sides and considering all these aspects of the case, including the delay in submitting the charge sheet etc., I find that some interim protection may be provided to the petitioner enabling him to appear before the learned Trial Court on the next date of listing.

8. In view of above, the petitioner is hereby directed to appear before the learned Trial Court on or before the next date of listing and no coercive action shall be taken against the present petitioner as it is told that the case is fixed on

17.03.2026, the petitioner is provided with the interim protection, till next date as fixed by the learned Trial Court.

9. With the above observation and direction, this pre-arrest bail application stands disposed of.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant