Date : 20.07.2026
Heard Mr. B.M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the accused applicant. Also
heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the
State.
2. This is an application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 praying
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for grant of bail to the accused person namely Smti Debolina Pegu @
Debina Pegu @ Gitamoni Pegu in connection with Pulibor P.S. Case
No.56/2026 under Sections 143/61(2)/3(5) of BNS, 2023 read with Section
3/4/5/7 of Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act, 1953.
3. The facts leading to filing of the instant bail application are that on
15.06.2026 upon receipt of certain information regarding organized prostitution
racket being operating from Hotel Orbit, the same information was entered in
GDE 216 dated 15.06.2026 of ISBT PP and the same was communicated to the
senior officers. Accordingly, a search and raid operation was conducted from
19:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs under the leadership of Shri Abhisek Kr. Yadav, APS,
Addl. SP (Crime), Jorhat, Assisted by Smt. Sebolina Bhattacharya, Dy. SP, S.I.
Akash Gogoi, S.I. Sonmoni Gogoi, SI(P) Puja Hazarika and other police
personnel in the aforesaid hotel. It was alleged that during the raid, the police
team searched different rooms of Hotel Orbit and found seven women and 8
male persons under suspicious circumstances indicating involvement in
prostitution-related activities. It was alleged that several articles suspected to
have been used in commission of the offence were recovered and seized
following due legal procedures and arrested female accused persons after
permission under Section 43(5) of the BNSS, 2023 was obtained from the
Judicial Magistrate First Class as the arrest was made after sunset.
