Gauhati High Court

AB/2603/2026 of SRI ROHIT JAIN Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM on 11 October 2026

GAHC010228182026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2603/2026 SRI ROHIT JAIN SON OF LATE SHANTI LAL JAIN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF C/O S.M. POLYCLINIC, S.R. BORA ROAD, NEAR BORA SERVICE, OPPOSITE BSNL TELEPHONE

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GAHC010228182026

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : AB/2603/2026

SRI ROHIT JAIN

SON OF LATE SHANTI LAL JAIN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF

C/O S.M. POLYCLINIC, S.R. BORA ROAD, NEAR BORA SERVICE, OPPOSITE

BSNL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI 781007, DISTRICT

KAMRUP METRO, ASSAM.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM

REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ASSAM.

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S DAS, MR. B TALUKDAR,MR. S A HUSSAIN,MR D J

HALOI

Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA

ORDER

12.10.2026 Heard Mr. D. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

2. This petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed by the petitioner, namely, Rohit Jain, apprehending arrest in connection with Gorchuk P.S. Case No. 218/2026 registered u/s 303(2)/316(5)/317(2)/61(2) of BNS read with Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act.

3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is not named Page No.# 2/2 in the FIR. The Petitioner was not present at the alleged place of occurrence and is not related to the alleged incident in any manner whatsoever. The petitioner is a consultant by profession who renders consultancy services to many business entities in the Petroleum Sector including M/s Arihant Enterprises. Save and except rendering such consultancy services to M/s Arihant Enterprises and signing as one of the attesting witnesses to the Contract dated 24.09.2025 executed between Indian Oil Corporation Limited and M/s Arihant Enterprises, the Petitioner has no connection with the subject matter of the said case. It is further submitted that that all other arrested accused persons of this case have been granted regular bail.

3. Call for the case diary.

4. In the interim, it is provided that in the event of his arrest, the petitioner shall be released on interim bail of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority in the event of his arrest in connection in the aforesaid case.

5. It is further directed that the petitioner shall appear before the IO within a period of 10 days from today and cooperate with the investigation.

6. List again on 05.11.1026.

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