HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA A.B. No.88 of 2025 B.A. No. 118 of 2025 In A.B. No.88 of 2025

1. Sri Arun Tripura S/O-Late Jatinwara Tripura, R/O Chalita Manu Bankul, PS- Manu Bazar, District- South Tripura

2. Sri Dipak Dey S/O Late Parimal Kanti Dey, resident of Rupaichari, P.S. Sabroom, District-South Tripura …… Petitioner(s)

V e r s u s The State of Tripura Represented by the PP, High Court of Tripura, Agartala …… Respondent(s)

In B.A. No. 118 of 2025 Smt. Manika Das W/O- Sri Pranab Das @Litan, resident of S.D Mission, AMC, Ward No.38, P.O-S.D Mission, P.S.

A.D Nagar, District- West Tripura, PIN-799003 [Petitioner on behalf of the in-custody accused persons] 1. Sri Pranab Das @ Litan S/O- Lt. Dipak Das, resident of S.D Mission, AMC, Ward No.38, P.O-S.D Mission, 799003, P.S. A.D Nagar, District- West Tripura

2. Sri Uttam Debnath S/O- Sri Manindra Debnnath, resident of Gajaria, Camper Bazar, P.O-S.D Mission, 799003, P.S. A.D Nagar, District- West Tripura 3. Sri Sanjit Hrishi Das S/O- Lt. Narendra Hrishi Das, resident of Dukli, Hrishi Das Para, P.O-S.D Mission, 799003, P.S.

A.D Nagar, District- West Tripura

4. Sri Biswajit Das S/O- Sri Sudip Chandra Das, resident of village West Dukli, P.O-S.D Mission, 799003, P.S. A.D Nagar, District- West Tripura …… Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. H. Debnath, Sr. Adv.

Mr. S. Sarkar, Sr. Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. R. Saha, Addl. PP HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D PURKAYASTHA

Order

08.12.2025 Heard Mr. H. Debnath, learned senior counsel and Mr. S. Sarkar, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners-accused persons in both the bail applications and also heard Mr. R. Saha, learned Addl. PP appearing for the State.

2. Both the bail applications are heard together as the same are originated from a single police case.

3. On 10.11.2025, an FIR was lodged by one Debananda Tripura, Sub- Inspector of Police of A.D. Nagar Police Station, alleging that the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar had earlier granted permission to the CITU, Tripura State Committee for organizing a meeting at Orient Chowmuhani, Agartala on that day in between 1100 hrs. to 1300 hrs, but no permission was granted for organizing any rally, than in disregard to the conditions of the said permission, the petitioners of A.B. No.88 of 2025, namely, Sri Arun Tripura, Secretary of Sabroom (CPIM) Divisional Committee and Sri Dipak Dey, Secretary (CITU), Sabroom instead of organizing a meeting at the designated venue, led a large unauthorized mass rally which commenced from A.D. Nagar and proceeded to the flyover towards Agartala city and as a result, there was severe chaotic traffic jam across the city and the entire city became standstill for several hours which also caused extreme and severe inconveniences to the general public, including obstruction to the plying of emergency service vehicles that the informant with other police officers attempted to intercept and halt the illegal procession at the foot of the flyover near A.D. Nagar Police Line to prevent further chaos, that the participants, under the direct instigation and leadership of said Sri Arun Tripura and Sri Dipak Dey, became aggressive and violent and they unlawfully assembled and showed menacing gestures and threatened to inflict criminal force upon the police personnel and they also shouted slogans with further threatened to the police with dire consequences.

4. With the aforesaid allegations, the said FIR was lodged and it was registered under Sections 132/223/351(3)/292/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, 82 of the T.P. Act of 2007 and 201 of the M.V. Act, 1988.

5. The police arrested 2[two] accused persons of B.A. No.118 of 2025, namely, Sri Pranab Das and Sri Uttam Debnath and produced them before the learned Magistrate on 11.11.2025. The other two accused persons namely, Sri Sanjit Hrishi Das and Sri Biswajit Das were also arrested and produced before the Magistrate on 12.11.2025 and since then they are in custody. Said Arun Tripura and Dipak Dey have prayed for pre-arrest bail in con