LUTFA BEGUM v. THE STATE OF ASSAM
Court: Gauhati High Court
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HITESH KUMAR SARMA
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Case summary
Gauhati High Court judgment dated 2020-12-09. LUTFA BEGUM v. THE STATE OF ASSAM. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Page No. # 1/2 GAHC010165622020 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/3325/2020 LUTFA BEGUM S/O- IBRAHIM ALI, R/O- BUNDASHIL, P. O. AND P. S. BADARPUR, DIST. - KARIMGANJ (ASSAM) VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY P. P. , ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H R A CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HITESH KUMAR SARMA ORDER 09-12-2020 This is an application made under Section 438 Cr. P. C. , seeking pre-arrest bail by the petitioner, namely, Lutfa Begum, apprehending arrest in connection with Badarpur Police Station Case No. 297/2020, registered under Sections 420/406/294/352/506/ 34 of the IPC. The case diary produced has also been perused. Heard Mr. H. R. A. Choudhury, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. M. P. Goswami, learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
The petitioner is alleged to have taken money from some persons on the pretext that they will be provided Mudra Loan. The petitioner allegedly collected Rs. 38,000/- from some Page No. # 2/2 persons in installments and thereby cheated them since they were not given any loan. On the other hand, the petitioner is availing interim protection; she has appeared before the Investigating Police Officer in accordance with the order granting interim pre-arrest bail to her. Her statement has already been recorded and she has not misused the liberty granted to her. That being so, the petitioner is granted the privilege of pre-arrest bail. Accordingly, the interim pre-arrest bail granted to the petitioner, vide order dated 20-11-2020, is made absolute by this order on the same terms and conditions. The anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Return the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant
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