AB 3281/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I.A.ANSARI Heard Mr. K. Bhuyan, learned counsel, for the petitioner, and Ms. A. Begum, lear ned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam. This is an application, made under Section 438 Cr.P.C., seeking pre-arrest bail for the accused-petitioner, namely, Ajay Kumar Das, in connection with Barpeta P olice Station Case No. 95/2011 under Sections 406/409/420/471 IPC. Perused the above application and materials on record including an affid avit sworn by the informant of the case, but filed by the petitioner. The affida vit discloses that a compromise petition has been filed by the present petitione r, who is accused in the case aforementioned, and the informant of the said case . This fact, in itself, is sufficient to reject the prayer for pre-arrest bail o f the petitioner inasmuch as the petitioner could not have, on rejection of his application for pre-arrest bail, by order, dated 07.03.2011, passed in B.A. No.4 14/2011, by this Court, made any contact with the informant of the case aforemen tioned. Considering the fact that the affidavit aforementioned discloses that th e petitioner has been influencing the course of investigation of the case aforem entioned, this Court is of the view that the petitioner cannot be given the bene fit of pre-arrest bail. In the above view of the matter, while this application for pre-arrest b ail is hereby rejected, the petitioner is given the liberty to appear, within 10 days from today, in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barpeta, an d, if on his appearance in the learned Court below, the petitioner applies for r egular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law . The Bail Application shall accordingly stand disposed of.