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ITEM NO.4 COURT NO.4 SECTION II
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal(Crl.)No(s).12553-12554/2023
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-08-2023 in AB No. 2095/2023 22-09-2023 in AB No. 3216/2023 passed by the Gauhati High Court)
DHARMESWAR ROY Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM & ANR. Respondent(s)

Date : 26-02-2024 These petitions were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Manish Goswami, Adv.
Mr. Tarik Hussain, Adv.
Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. Nalin Kohli, Sr. A.A.G.
Ms. Diksha Rai, AOR
Ms. Nimisha Menon, Adv.
Mr. Sarthak Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Arijit Dey, Adv.
Ms. Apurva Sachdev, Adv.

Mrs. Seema Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Rekha, Adv.
Mr. Utkarsh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Saudeep Bannerjee, Adv.
Mr. Garg Shingari, Adv.
Mr. Somiran Sharma, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. We have heard learned senior counsel/ learned counsel for the parties at a considerable length and perused the material placed on record.
2. In our considered view, no case to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner is made out.

3. The special leave petitions are accordingly, dismissed.
4. However, the interim protection against arrest, granted to the petitioner originally on 06 th
October, 2023 and continued till now, shall continue to operate for a period of two weeks from today to enable the petitioner, in the meanwhile, to apply for regular bail.
5. It is further clarified that the regular bail application shall be decided by the Trial Court on its own merits and in accordance with law, without being influenced by the orders passed by the High Court or this Court.
6. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
(NISHA KHULBEY) (PREETHI T.C.)
SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT COURT MASTER (NSH)