GAHC010258382025

2026:GAU-AS:6585 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : Crl.Pet./1459/2025 ABDUL SALAM SHAH S/O- LATE MOMIR UDDIN SHAH VILL- KHOPATI PART-III PO- HAZIRHAT PS- SUKCHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, 2:SOFIQUL ISLAM S/O- ANOWAR ALI VILL- GOTABARI BOUUKAD PO- HAZIRHAT PS- SUKCHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN 78312 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N J DUTTA, MR Z RAHMAN,MR S PRODHANI,MR. A M KHAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MR. MEHUL SHAH (R-2),MR. S C BISWAS (R-

2),MS. R DEVI (R-2)

BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA

ORDER

Date : 13-05-2026 Heard Mr. N J Dutta, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr.

M P. Goswami, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State respondent and Mr. S C Biswas, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of informant.

2. This is an application u/s 528 read with Section 438 and Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 praying for setting aside and quashing of the PRC Case No. 362/2025 pending before the lea