AB 3732/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UB SAHA The instant pre-arrest bail application is filed by the petitioner, namely, Sri Naren Hazarika, under Section 438 CrPC for granting him bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Jorhat PS case No.760 of 2011, under Sections 143/387 /420/506 IPC. Heard Mr. P. P. Baruah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner who submits that even if the entire FIR is taken up in to to for consideration, then also n o criminal offence is make out against the present petitioner. At best there can be a civil dispute. He further submits that the petitioner is a businessman and if this Court would not grant bail as prayed for, then he will be deprived from his business and also he will lose his prestige in the society. Issue notice to the learned PP for the State. As Mr. B. S. Sinha, learned Addl. PP for the State appears and accepts notice, n o formal notice is called for. Mr. Sinha, learned Addl. PP for the State in his usual fairness submits that as from the FIR no criminal offence is disclosed, thus it would not be proper for t he prosecution to oppose the prayer for bail. This Court has gone through the FIR (Annexure-E to the application). Normally, i t would not be proper for a Court to grant pre-arrest bail without perusing the case diary. But it is a case where no criminal offence is disclosed against the present petitioner from the FIR. At best the allegation made in the FIR can be s aid as a civil dispute. In view of the above, it is directed that the petitioner shall be released on ba il in the event of his arrest in connection with the aforesaid PS case on furnis hing a bond of Rs.20,000/-(Rupees twenty thousand) only with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority on further condi tion that he shall appear before the I.O. of the case once in a week till the in vestigation is completed and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any indu cement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the accusat ion against him so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court o r to any police officer and he shall not leave the State of Assam without prior permission of the learned CJM, Jorhat. With the above, the instant bail application is allowed.