Asadul Hoque @ Asadul Ali v. The State of Assam

ORDER

19.12.2024 Heard learned counsel, Mr M Ali, for the petitioner, Asadul Hoque @ Asadul Ali, who has filed this application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, with prayer for pre-arrest bail, as he is apprehending arrest in connection with North Lakhimpur PS Case No. 161/2024, registered under Sections 120(B)/406/420/489B/489C of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Page No.# 2/3

¶2Heard Mr K K Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam for the respondent State.

¶3The allegation against the petitioner is that he is involved in dealing with fake gold and fake Indian currency notes and he had also tried to dupe one person, namely, Ved Singh Bharadwaj.

¶4Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has raised serious objection stating that there are incriminating materials in the Case Diary against the petitioner.

¶5I have also scrutinized the Case Diary..

¶6Indeed, there are incriminating materials in the Case Diary against the petitioner.

¶7It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner had purchased dummy currencies and receipts are annexed along with the petition. The petitioner is not a manufacturer of fake currencies. The petitioner is a genuine purchaser of dummy currencies and Annexure-3 series are the receipts of purchasing the dummy currencies online. Moreover, it is submitted that no case under Section 420 IPC has been made out as the petitioner was not caught with the fake gold. The dummy currencies were purchased by the petitioner and his brother as game for their children.

¶8The petitioner being a local resident is willing to cooperate with the investigation.

¶9Investigation has progressed substantially.

¶10I have considered the submission that the petitioner is willing to cooperate with the Page No.# 3/3 remaining part of investigation and to abide by any stringent bail conditions, if imposed upon him.

¶11In view of my foregoing discussions, petition is allowed. In the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only), with a suitable surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority, under the conditions that:

i) the petitioner shall appear before the IO within 1 (one) week and cooperate with the investigation,

ii) the petitioner shall appear before the IO on every fortnight, till completion of investigation,

iii) the petitioner shall refrain from such activities with which he is alleged, and

iv) the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Court, without prior permission.

11.1. On breach of any of the bail conditions, bail order shall stand automatically cancelled.

¶12Send back the Case Diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010242542024 2024:GAU-AS:13045 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/3035/2024 ASADUL HOQUE @ ASADUL ALI S/O AHMOD ALI, R/O VILLAGE BALITIKIA, P.O. AND P.S. LALUK, DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN 787031 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M ALI, MR J. ISLAM,H R KHAN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND