GUWAHATI, India, June 16 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 15:
Heard Mr. S Nawaz, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K K Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam.
This petition under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the accusedpetitioner, namely, Jiten Boro, praying for grant of bail in connection with Nalbari P.S. Case No. 112/2024 under Section 302 IPC which after completion of investigation resulted in a charge-sheet under the same penal provision and subsequently registered as Sessions Case No.26/2026 and stated to be presently pending in the court of the learned Sessions Judge, Nalbari at the stage of trial.
The informant is a landlord of a house where the deceased and her partner i.e. the present accused person lived together.
On 01.04.2024, the landlord discovered the dead body of the deceased inside the house and her partner i.e. the present petitioner was missing. The informant suspected that the deceased was murdered and therefore, he filed an FIR.
When the dead body subjected post mortem examination doctor reported that death was the natural death. This is the reason why this Court, by order dated 07.04.2026, granted interim bail to the petitioner.
I have considered the submission made by the learned counsel for the both sides.
This Court is of the opinion that the petitioner does not deserve to be detained in custody at this stage for the allegation brought against him. Therefore, the bail prayer of the petitioner is allowed.
Accordingly, the interim bail granted to the petitioner by this Court vide order dated 07.04.2026 is made absolute.
The bail application is disposed of.
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