AB 51/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.D.AGARWAL Sri Anil Choudhury Investigating Officer is personally present before this Court . His personal appearance stands dispensed with. This application under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed by accu sed petitioner, namely Smti Khurshida Ahmed seeking pre-arrest bail apprehending her arrest in connection with Goalpara P.S.Case No.625/2010 under Sections 420/ 468 /471/34 IPC Heard Mr.HRA.Choudhury learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr.B.S.Sinha learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Also perused the case diary. The allegation against the petitioner is that during the pendency regarding anom alies in the distribution of fair price articles, she submitted a forged recomme ndation letter of the minister for closing the enquiry. Mr.Choudhury learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the alleged forge d letter was submitted in the office of Deputy Commissioner, Goalpara by a perso n who had business rivalry with the petitioner. From the case diary it appears that large numbers of people also submitted a rep resentation to the D.C.,Goalpara alleging anomalies in the fair price shop run by the petitioner. As per seizure memo of the said representation, it also acco mpanied a copy of the forged documents. However the I.O. has not made any attemp t to ascertain how a copy of the forged letter of the minister came in the hands of the complainant party. Besides this, as per statements of the Superintendent of Food & Civil Supplies Department the recommendation letter was received from one of the relatives of the petitioner. In other words, the petitioner did not hand over the Minister’s recommendation letter personally. As per the petitioner ’s counsel the same was submitted in the office by some other persons having riv alry and enmity with the petitioner. In view of the deficiencies in the investigation, the interim bail order passed on 21.1.2011 is hereby made absolute. The petitioner is further directed to appear before the I.O. within a week from today and she shall co-operate in the investigation of the case. Bail application stands disposed of.