GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SHRI SEIKHONGAM HAOKIP V/S THE UNION OF INDIA

GUWAHATI, India, Dec. 31 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Dec. 1:

1. Heard Mr. D. Ullah, learned counsel appearing for the accused-applicant. Also heard Mr. S. C. Keyal, learned Standing Counsel, NCB.

2. The instant application has been filed, under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, for granting bail to the accused-applicant in connection with NDPS Case No. 16/2024, under sections 21(C)/29 of NDPS Act, in connection with NCB Guwahati Crime No. 12/2023, pending before the Court of Addl. District & Sessions Judge No. 1, Kamrup (M), Guwahati.

3. Case was registered as NCB Crime No. 07/2025, under the aforesaid sections before the aforesaid Trial Court. The accused applicant was arrested on 01.08.2023 and since then, he is in judicial custody.

4. It is seen from the records that the accused-applicant had earlier, on two occasions, approached this Court for his bail, however, on both the occasions, his prayers for bail were rejected on 14.11.2024 and 13.05.2025 respectively.

5. The matter relates to recovery of 0.673 kgs. of Heroin, which is much more than commercial quantity as prescribed in the NDPS Act, 1985, from the conscious possessions of the accused-applicant and another co-accused from the Room No. 16 of Goswami Lodge, near Down Town, Guwahati on 01.08.2023, while the accusedapplicant was staying in the said Lodge along with another co-accused, namely, Bijay Gupta. Both the accused persons arrived at Guwahati from Manipur in a Maruti Gypsy bearing Registration No. MM-03-P-5705.

6. On being tested by the Drug Detection Kit from each of the 59 soap cases, from which said Heroin were recovered, those gave positive result for Heroin. Accordingly, the aforesaid contraband materials contained in 59 soap cases were seized from the conscious possession of the accused persons. The investigating authority had seized the Maruti Gypsy vehicle, Mobile phones, Driving License etc. from the accused-applicant. It is also seen that FSL report dated 06.11.2023, pertaining to the seized contraband narcotics recovered from the possession of the accused-applicant, gave positive result for Heroin. After completion of investigation, offence report was submitted before the learned Special Judge (NDPS)-cum-Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, against the accused persons, including the accused-applicant, under Sections 20(C)/21(C)/29 of the NDPS Act on 23.02.2024. It is also seen from the records that prosecution has already examined 4(four) of it's witnesses till date.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x6l3vb%2FPEknGkiFnCGrxjIECsPvMp4wQNmKLTfUJfOfY&caseno=Bail%20Appln./3206/2025&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010219722025&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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