28.07.2025
1. Heard Mr. S. Rahman, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also
heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
2. This application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 has been
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filed by the petitioner, namely, Smti Nainah Devi, who has been detained
behind the bars since 21.07.2022 (for more than 3 years) in connection with
NDPS Case No. 329/2022 pending before the court of learned Additional
District and Sessions Judge No.5, Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati corresponding
to GRPS Case No. 102/2022 under Section 17(C)/29 of NDPS Act (G.R. No.
6135/2022).
3. The gist of accusation in this case is that on 21.07.2022, one
Shyamanada G. Momin police has lodged an FIR before the Office in-charge
of GRPS, Guwahati stating, inter alia, that during routine checking duty at
Guwahati Railway Platform No.1 when the checking was made in the
Rajdhani Express train, four persons including the present petitioners were
found possessing commercial quantity of suspected opium.