HAFIJA KHATUN @ HAFIZA KHATOON v. THE STATE OF ASSAM
Court: Gauhati High Court
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HITESH KUMAR SARMA
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Gauhati High Court judgment dated 2020-12-08. HAFIJA KHATUN @ HAFIZA KHATOON v. THE STATE OF ASSAM. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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Page No. # 1/2 GAHC010165702020 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Bail Appln. /2561/2020 HAFIJA KHATUN @ HAFIZA KHATOON W/O. MD. JUMIR ALI, VILL. SUNDAR BODOCHAR, P. S. MORNOI, DIST. GOALPARA, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY PP, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N UDDIN Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HITESH KUMAR SARMA ORDER 08-12-2020 This is an application made under Section 439 Cr. P. C. , seeking bail by the accused-petitioner, namely, Hafija Khatun @ Hafiza Khatoon, in connection with CID Police Station Case No. 20 of 2020, registered under Sections 120(B)/406/409/419/ 420/468/471 of the IPC. I have perused the petition and the documents annexed therewith including the copy of the FIR. The case diary produced has been perused. Heard Mr. H. R. A. Choudhury, learned senior counsel for the accused-petitioner, and Mr. N. K.
Kalita, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the State of Assam. Mr. Choudhury, learned senior counsel for the accused-petitioner has submitted that the cell Page No. # 2/2 phone of the petitioner was used for the online processing of the applications of the 84 beneficiaries of minority scholarship. The learned senior counsel has further submitted that the scholarship money has not been misappropriated as the same has not been released till now. Mr. Kalita, learned Additional Public Prosecutor has resisted such submission stating that the petitioner has been in custody for 29 days only and vigorous investigation in this case has been going on. Considering the fact that such alleged offences have been committed in different districts and the States, and investigation is required to be carried out in a huge manner, the prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The bail application stands disposed of accordingly. Return the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant
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