AB 1145/2011 BEFORE HON\BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Mr. TJ MAhanta, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. BS Sin ha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Also perused the case di ary. This application under section 438 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed by accused peti tioners, namely, Ms.Biju Mai Bora, Miss. Bhagyashree Nath and Arun Nath seeking pre-arrest bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Golaghat Police St ation case No. 191 of 2011 ( GR No.441 of 2011) U/Ss 302/ 34 of the Indian Pena l Code . The prosecution case is that the informant’s nephew Mintu Dutta was assaulted to death by the family members of Badan Nath. The accused persons, Badan Nath and his sons namely Pankaj Nath and Kalyan Nath have already been arrested and they are in custody. The petitioners before me are the wife, daughter and brother of the main accused Badan Nath. However, the petitioner No. 3 Arun Nath is living separately and ot her two petitioners are female. Having regard to the statements of the witnesses , I hold that if the petitioners are granted anticipatory bail, it may not hampe r further investigation of the case. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail is accepted. Interim bail granted to petitioner No. 2, Miss. Bhagyashree Nath is hereby made absolute. The same privilege is also given to the petitioner Nos. 1, Ms.Biju Mai Bora, and petitioner No. 3, Arun Nath and in other words, the I.O. is directed to release the petitioner Nos. 1 and 3 named above on furnishing bail bond of Rs . 30,000/- each with one local surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority in the event of their arrest in connection with the aforesai d case. The petitioners shall appear before the I.O. within a week from today and on all other dates when needed for interrogation. Anticipatory bail application stands disposed of.