AB 1090/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE H BARUAH Heard Mr R De, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr BB Gogoi, learned Addl. PP, Assam. The Jajori Police Station Case No 33/2011 under sections 147 / 148 / 149 / 447 / 448 / 341 / 333 / 307 / 427 / 325 / 385 / 511 / 152, IPC, was registered in whi ch the petitioners by filing this application under section 438, CrPC, have pray ed for releasing them on pre-arrest bail. It is alleged that about four hundred persons being led by the petitioner and several others attacked the Police Stati on and caused mischief to the properties there and also assaulted ASI Lakheswar Deuri. It is also alleged that the mob caused damage to the official vehicle bel onging to the Officer-in-Charge of the Police Station. Mr De, learned counsel for the petitioners, strenuously submits that the petitio ners had never led the mob for attacking the Police Station and that they have b een implicated on suspicion. I have perused the materials available in the Case Diary and also the statements of the witnesses recorded under section 161, CrPC. It appears from the material s available therein that on the relevant day a mob of about four hundred person gheraoed the Police Station and attacked the same and caused damage including th e official vehicle and furniture. However, the statements so far recorded by the Investigating Officer do not specifically show about the involvement of the pet itioners that they were the leading persons and at their instance the mob ghera oed the Police Station and caused damage to the properties of the Police Station . The materials so far collected by the Investigating Officer appear not suffici ent to justify custodial detention of the petitioners in connection with the afo resaid Case. Accordingly, it is provided that in the event of arrest of the peti tioners in connection with the aforesaid PS Case, they shall be released on bail of ‘ 10,000.00 each with one local surety each of the like amount to the satisf action of the arresting authority subject to the condition that they shall appea r before the Investigating Officer within 15 days from today for recording their statements. The bail application is disposed of.