Gauhati High Court
Bail Appln./2853/2026 of IQBAL HUSSAIN Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM on 17 September 2026
GAHC010204312026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln./2853/2026 IQBAL HUSSAIN SON OF JAKIR HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF BOGORIBARI POLICE STATION MIKIRBHETA DISTRICT MORIGAON ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Bail Appln./2853/2026
IQBAL HUSSAIN
SON OF JAKIR HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF BOGORIBARI POLICE STATION
MIKIRBHETA DISTRICT MORIGAON ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY THE PP, ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A AHMED, MR A AHMED,MS. F B CHOUDHURY,U U
KHAN,MR. M A CHOUDHURY
Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM,
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA
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ORDER
18.09.2026
Heard Mr. A. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. S. Lahkar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, praying for the grant of bail to the petitioner, namely, Iqbal Hussain, in connection with Moirabari P.S.
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82/2026
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Section 61(2)/319(2)/318(4)/336(3)/340(2)/95/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, read with Section 66(C)/66(D) of the Information and Technology Act.
3. The petitioner was arrested on 01.08.2026 and since then he has been under custody.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegations relating to cyber crimes have been made in the FIR dated 30.07.2026, however, the petitioner herein is not among of the ten named accused persons and he was arrested during investigation soon after the FIR. It is also contended that the petitioner is not involved in the alleged offences and that he has also been implicated due to some political rivalries.
5. The earlier bail application in respect of the present petitioner was rejected vide order dated 02.09.2026 in Bail Appln No. 2548/2026.
6. Similarly situated accused person was granted bail by order dated 17.09.2026 in Bail Appln No. 2795/2026.
7. Considering that the length of detention and the date of the arrest of both the petitioners are same, and having regard to the above as the period of detention of the present petitioner is 48 days, the prayer for bail is allowed on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Morigaon, Assam.
10. The bail petition stands disposed of as allowed.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant