Raju Chanda @ Raju Chandra v. The State of Nagaland

ORDER Date : 25-07-2024 Heard Mr. Medo Vero, learned counsel for the applicant. I have also heard Mr. K. Angami, learned P.P. for the State of Nagaland.

¶2Apprehending his arrest in connection with Tuensang PS case Page No.# 2/3 no. 16/2024 registered under section 420 IPC, the accused/applicant filed this application under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking pre-arrest bail in the said case.

¶3By an order dated 16.04.2024, while calling for the case diary, the applicant/accused was protected by an interim order directing for his release in the event of his arrest in connection with the above Tuensang PS case on execution of a bail bond with certain conditions.

¶4The learned PP submitted the updated Status Report and I have perused the same.

¶5As per the report, after obtaining interim anticipatory bail, the accused/applicant had appeared before the I.O. of the case on

28.06.2024. On such appearance, the I.O. had examined and recorded his statement under section 161 Cr.PC, and since the accused was cooperating with the investigating agency, the I.O did not feel it necessary to arrest him. However after completion of the investigation, the I.O. has submitted the case into chargesheet against the accused to face trial for offence under section 420 IPC. It is further submitted that as the case has already been submitted into chargesheet, the further custodial remand or custodial interrogation of the accused/ applicant is no longer required.

¶6In view of the above, and since the accused has cooperated with the I.O. of the case and, as the case has already been submitted into chargesheet, further custodial remand and/or custodial interrogation of the accused/applicant may no longer be Page No.# 3/3 required in the instant case.

¶7Accordingly, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the accused/applicant on 16.04.2024, is hereby regularized and made absolute with the same terms and conditions, with the further condition that the accused/applicant shall appear before the Trial Court regularly.

¶8This bail order shall be read along with the order dated

16.04.2024 passed by this Court.

¶9With the above, this anticipatory bail application stands allowed and disposed of.

Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020001882024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : AB/6/2024 RAJU CHANDA @ RAJU CHANDRA S/O LATE BIPUL CHANDA R/O H.NO. 26 UJJAL PATH DHGUPOLIA, JYOTIKUCHI, LALGANESH P.S. FATASHIL AMBARI, GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 781034 VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND KOHIMA NAGALAND Advocate for the Petitioner : I CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : P.P, NAGALAND BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG