Mofidul Islam @ Mofidur Islam v. The State of Assam

ORDER Date : 17.08.2023

Heard Mr. M. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B.B. Gogoi, learned Addl. P.P. for the State.

¶2Apprehending arrest in connection with Mankachar P.S. Case No. 188/2023 under sections 147/148/149/447/427/302 IPC, the petitioner, Mofidul Page No.# 2/3 Islam @ Mofidur Islam has filed this application for pre-arrest bail.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the alleged offence and that he had not assaulted the deceased.

¶4The learned Addl. P.P. has produced the case diary and has opposed the prayer for bail.

¶5Perused the case diary. The prosecution case is that on

28.04.2023, an FIR was lodged by Akidul Islam before the Mankachar P.S., stating that on 27.04.2023, at about 8.30 PM, the accused persons, namely, Atarul Islam, Akhirul Islam, Abdul Azad, Lipi Sultana, Mofidul Islam, had trespassed into his house armed with dao, dagger, rod and wooden batam (i.e. sawn wooden piece), and broke the windows of his house and when his sister Azima Khatun had obstructed them, accused no. 1 hit his sister's head with a piece of log with an intention to kill her, thereby causing fracture to her head and the other accused persons kicked his sister. His sister was brought to Gazarikandi Hospital, where she was referred outside and that she died while being taken to Guwahati. Accordingly, Mankachar P.S. Case No. 188/2023 under sections 147/148/149/447/427/302 IPC was registered.

¶6It is noted that several eye-witnesses examined by the I.O. have specifically named the FIR named accused no. 1 as the persons who had assaulted the deceased with a wooden batam (i.e. sawn wooden piece). As per the post mortem report, "… the death was due to come as a result of the injuries sustained over the head as described. All the injuries were ante mortem and caused due to blunt force impact."

¶7It is noted that pursuant to interim bail granted by this Court by Page No.# 3/3 order dated 09.08.2023, the petitioner had appeared before the I.O. and his statement has been recorded. Therefore, although the case diary discloses sufficient incriminating materials against the petitioner of participating in the attack on the informant, but as he had appeared before the I.O., the Court is of the opinion that he is not a flight risk.

¶8Therefore, the Court is inclined to make the interim bail granted by order dated 09.08.2023, absolute on the same terms. In addition to previous terms, the Court is inclined to further provide that the petitioner shall once again appear before the I.O. within a period of 10 (ten) days from the date of this order and shall continue to so appear once a month till his personal appearance is dispensed with or charge-sheet is submitted, whichever is earlier.

¶9This application is disposed of.

¶10Return back the case diary.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010172932023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2763/2023 MOFIDUL ISLAM @ MOFIDUR ISLAM S/O- NAZMUL ISLAM, R/O- VILL.- KUKURMARA PART- I, P.S. MANKACHAR, DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 783131. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M ISLAM Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA