𝐆𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐦𝐜𝐡𝐮 𝐘𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞

 

The Gauhati High Court’s Itanagar Permanent Bench on Friday cancelled the bail granted to IAS officer Talo Potom in connection with the alleged abetment of suicide of Gomchu Yekar (19), directing that he be taken into custody immediately.

Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer held that the Sessions Court, Yupia, had ignored crucial evidence while granting bail in November 2025, calling the order “perverse” and legally flawed.

The victim died by suicide on October 23, 2025, at his rented residence in Lekhi village under Naharlagun. The victim’s father had moved the High Court alleging mental harassment and exploitation by the accused, as mentioned in suicide notes.

The Special Investigation Team informed the court that forensic analysis confirmed the suicide notes were in the handwriting of the deceased. The High Court observed that granting bail at an early stage could derail the investigation and therefore set aside the earlier order, while allowing the accused to apply for fresh bail later.