Md. Baharul Islam @ Ambani v. The State of Assam

ORDER

04.06.2024

¶1Heard Mr. B. Chowdhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

¶2The present application under Section 439 of Cr.P.C is filed by the petitioner, namely, Md. Baharul Islam @ Ambani, praying for bail who was arrested on

23.04.2024 in connection with North Lakhimpur P.S. Case No. 44/2024 (Corresponding to GR Case No. 132/2024 under Section 489(A)/489(C) of IPC.

¶3Case diary is received. Perused the same. Page No.# 2/2

¶4From the case diary, it is seen that initially from the possession of one Md. Abu Hanifa, fake Indian currency notes totaling Rs. 37,88,000/- were recovered. During the course of investigation another amount of Rs. 40,000/- Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs. 500/- were recovered from one Mijanur Rahman and accordingly, he was arrested.

¶5During the course of investigation, it was also found that the Abdul Hai is also involved with Mijanur Rahman and Abu Hanifa and he was earlier arrested in connection with Rangia PS Case No. 379/2022 involving commission of offence in manufacturing of fake currency notes.

¶6The material so far collected suggests that a large group is involved in committing the offences of manufacturing and distributing the fake Indian currency note and fake gold. One of them is the present petitioner, though he is not named in the FIR. Some of the accused involved are yet to be arrested.

¶7That being the position, the prayer of bail for the petitioner stands rejected. However, while parting with the record, it is made clear that the observations made in this order is for the purpose of consideration of the prayer of bail only and same should not be treated as affirmation of merit of the prosecution case.

¶8With the aforesaid determination and observations, this bail application stands dismissed.

¶9Case diary be returned back to the learned Additional Public Prosecution.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010100822024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./1465/2024 MD. BAHARUL ISLAM @ AMBANI S/O LATE MANIRUDDIN R/O VILL- SONAPUR RESERVE GAON, P.S. BIHPURIA DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B CHOWDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY