Advocates:
['SK DAS', '', 'R KARIM', 'D BAEMAN', 'B GHOSH', 'A KUMAR', 'AG MEGHALAYA', '', 'H KHARMIH', 'GA']

1

HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA

AT SHILLONG

Crl.Petn. No. 5 of 2021

Date of Decision: 18.02.2021

Dr. Sasikumar R.

Vs.

State of Meghalaya & Anr.

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge

Appearance:

For the Petitioner/Appellant(s)

:

Mr. S.K. Das, Adv.

For the Respondent(s)

:

Mr. H. Kharmih, GA. for R 1.

None for R 2.

i)

Whether approved for reporting in

Yes/No

Law journals etc.:

ii)

Whether approved for publication

in press:

Yes/No

1.

An account given by the Petitioner is that he is presently working as an

Assistant Professor in the Department of Agri Business Management & Food

Technology, NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya and had to travel to Tezpur

University, Assam on 26.06.2020 for official duty, for which he was issued

transit pass following the due protocol of COVID-19.

2.

After completion of his official duties, he returned on 08.07.2020 and

at the Meghalaya border, the police personnel after verifying all his documents

allowed him to proceed to his destination and accordingly, he reached home

at 4:30 PM and was supposed to be home-quarantined f