AB 433/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr FKR Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms Saikia, l earned Public Prosecutor, Assam. Perused the FIR dated 10.9.2008. On a perusal of the Case Diary produced in Court on the last occasion i. e. 21.2.2011 it transpired therefrom that the investigation for the present has been discontinued from the month of January, 2010. The petitioners in their addi tional affidavit have reiterated that they are casual workers in the Department of Social Forestry, Govt. of Assam and that in view of the pendency of the inves tigation neither they are able to report for duty regularly nor is the employer allowing them to attend their duties even if they manage to report therefor. Noticeably, more that 2 ‰ years have elapsed since the lodging of the FI R and the petitioners have not yet been arrested, no order of anticipatory bail notwithstanding. As referred to hereinabove, the investigation of the related P. S. case also is in abeyance since January, 2010. On a totality of the considerations as above, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case where the petitioners are entitled to the benefit of antic ipatory bail. It is, thus, ordered that in the event of arrest of the petitioner s, namely, Shri Moinuddin Laskar, son of Haji Nooruddin Laskar; Sri Muffossil Al i Laskar son of Late Akbar Ali Laskar; Sri Kabir Ahmed Laskar, son of Haji Nooru ddin Laskar and Sri Rojab Ali Borbhuiya, son of Muhamud Ali Borbhuiya in connect ion with Hailakandi P.S. Case No. 408/2008 (GR Case No. 1047/2008) under Section 468/420/34 IPC, they shall be released on bail of Rs. 5,000/- with one surety o f the like amount each to the satisfaction of the arresting authority. They, how ever, would for six months herefrom report to the Investigating Officer once in a month. The application is allowed in the above terms.