AB 1588/2011 BEFORE HON\BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Mr. A Choudury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K Munir , learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This is the second application under section 438 of the Cr.P.C. filed by accuse d petitioner namely, Biswajit Goswami seeking pre-arrest bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Abhayapuri Police Station Case No. 126 of 2010 unde r sections 409/ 420 of the Indian Penal Code . The petitioner is the Block Development Officer. The allegation against him is t hat he has diverted huge amount of more than Rs. 68 lakhs . In the earlier order dated 28.05.2010, passed in BA No. 2229 of 2010, this Court had observed that t here are sufficient materials against the petitioner for withdrawing excess amou nt than the actual requirement as permitted by the Deputy Commissioner. The FIR was lodged in the month of May, 2010 and despite that the petitioner has not bee n arrested. This fact also shows that the petitioner is an influential person or the I.O. may not require his arrest. At the same time, no new ground has been t aken by the petitioner. For the foregoing reasons, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the pet itioner. Accordingly, the bail application stands dismissed.