AB 597/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Sri Rajib Dev, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also he ard Shri B S Sinha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Assam. Also perused the Case Diary. This application U/S 438 CrPC has been filed seeking anticipator y bail of the accused petitioner, namely, Md Kutubuddin Ahmed, apprehending his arrest in connection with Ghilladhari PS Case No. 71 of 2010 under Section 7 o f the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The petitioner is a PDS agent. The allegation against him is tha t he has sold out 1 (one) quintal of rice to unauthorized persons instead of dis tributing to the consumers. The petitioner has produced a register showing that he has sold out the rice to the consumers. Be that as it may, considering the small quantity of rice, custo dial interrogation of the petitioner may not be required. Hence, the bail praye r is accepted. Accordingly, the Investigating Officer is directed to release th e petitioner aforesaid, in connection with the aforesaid PS Case, on bail, on hi s furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10, 000/-, , with one surety of the like amount su bject to his satisfaction. The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer wit hin a period of one week from today and he shall co-operate in the investigation . With the aforesaid directions, this Bail Application stands disp osed of.