GUWAHATI, India, Nov. 5 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Oct. 8:

1. Heard Mr. A. K. Bhuyan learned counsel for the petitioners. Petitioner in BA No. 3071/2025 is Sujoy Baruah, petitioner in BA No. 3072/2025 is Chinmoy Jyoti Sharma and the petitioner in BA No. 3073/2025 is Sanjit Raj Choudhury. All these bail applications are disposed of by this common order as the bail applications are relating to the same Police Case being Geetanagar PS case No. 70/2025.

2. The FIR unfolds that a young boy (minor) named Sri Abhijit Das, aged around 15 years informed the O/C of Geetanagar PS on 05.09.2025 at about 12.35 p.m. that some unknown persons belonging to "Pragati Edutech", had through some of his friends called him to their office at R.G. Baruah Road on 01.09.2025. When the young lad, Abhijit Das, along with his friends visited the office, he learnt that certain unknown persons had created fraudulent fake Aadhar card No. 5910 4846 2000 in the name of Monjit Mesh, with the help of his (Abhijit's) photograph so that Abhijit could sit for an examination in place of Monjit Mesh.

3. On receipt of information, an inquiry was conducted and after preliminary examination of Sri Abhijit Das, the SI Sri Akhil Gogoi along with SI (P) Dipjyoti Choudhury and other police personnel proceeded to Pragati Edutech at Budhin Bhawan, RGB Road on being led by Sri Abhijit Das. The police found that the Place of Occurrence (PO for short) is a coaching institute run under "Corporate Social Responsibility Project of Oil India Limited". The petitioners were found inside the PO and several incriminating documents and materials including computer device etc. were found.

4. Out of the materials, the most prominent items were 915 Aadhar Cards found in the PO along with 14 (fourteen) Pan Cards with different Pan numbers. All these Articles were seized and the petitioners were apprehended. It was unearthed that the petitioners were running an illegal business to embezzle government funds allocated by different Government departments under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) for student, trainees in the guise of the Institute Pragati Edutech.

5. Several fake Aadhar Cards, Pan Cards were generated using the details of different individuals as in the case of Abhijit Das and these students were made to sit as proxies in examinations conducted by THSC and they were provided all answers, data etc. to clear the examination with malafide to misappropriate the allocated Government funds for wrongful financial gain. 6. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioner Sujoy Baruah is ailing seriously and as he is in the jail, he is suffering immensely.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x24JxV7JW%2BPsNVL69c8ROrNGQyGP69yRZYw5bU7IOpeE&caseno=Bail%20Appln./3072/2025&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010212862025&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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