Jyotisman Sarma v. The State of Assam,

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2024:GAU-AS:12225

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Crl.)/1082/2024 JYOTISMAN SARMA S/O UDAY SARMA R/O VILL-CHENIALPARA P.S.-KALAIGAON DIST-UDALGURI BTAD ASSAM PIN-784146 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GAUHATI HIGH COURT 2:CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPRESTED BY THE DIRECTOR CGO COMPLES LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI ------------ Advocate for : SUMONA DEB Advocate for : SC CBI appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM Linked Case : Bail Appln./2963/2024 JYOTISMAN SARMA S/O UDAY SARMA Page No.# 2/3 R/O VILL-CHENIALPARA P.S.-KALAIGAON DIST-UDALGURI BTAD ASSAM PIN-784146 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. J KALITA Advocate for : PP ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM

BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK

03/12/2024 Heard Mr. J Kalita, learned counsel for the applicant/petitioner and Mr. M Haloi, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the CBI.

¶2The applicant as petitioner on 23.09.2024 filed the connected Bail Appln. No. 2963/2024 seeking bail in Mushalpur P.S. Case No. 102/2024 under Sections 318(2)/316(2) of BNS read with Sections 21(2)/21(3) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, corresponding to G.R. No. 760/2024, in which he was arrested on 13.09.2024.

¶3In the said Bail Appln. No. 2963/2024, the State of Assam represented by the Public Prosecutor has been made the sole respondent. During pendency of the said bail application, the State Government transferred the investigation of said Mushalpur P.S. Case No. 102/2024 to the CBI. Hence, this application for incorporation of Central Bureau of Investigation as one of the party respondents in said Bail Appln. No. 2963/2024.

¶4Mr. K K Parashar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam and Mr. M Haloi, learned Special Page No.# 3/3 Public Prosecutor, CBI has admitted the aforesaid submission of Mr. Kalita, learned counsel for the applicant/petitioner.

¶5Considering the above, for proper adjudication of the matter, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) be impleaded as party respondent No. 2 in the connected Bail Appln. No. 2963/2024.

¶6Registry shall accordingly do the needful by correcting the cause title of the connected Bail Appln. No. 2963/2024.

¶7With the above observation and direction, this Interlocutory Application stands allowed.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant