AB 1845/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE U.B. SAHA The instant application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner, Maha nanda Deka for granting him bail in the event of his arrest in connection with C ID PS Case No.14/11 u/s 120(B)/420/406 IPC. Mr. BK Mahajan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits tha t the petitioner is neither the official nor the agent of UNIPAY2U Marketing Pvt . Ltd., rather an investor and he is no way connected with the alleged offence. He further submits that the petitioner was also granted by this Court bail in a nother case being BIEO PS Case No. 35/10 us/ 120(B)/420 IPC r/w Section 4/5/6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one local surety of the like amount subject to the sati sfaction of the arresting authority and in the instant case also similar allegat ion is made against the petitioner and he should be treated in a similar way. Mr. BS Sinha, learned Addl. PP, Assam, while producing the case diary su bmits that in similar cases, this Court has granted bail to the investors u/s 43 8 CrPC, therefore, the bail of the petitioner can also be granted. He also subm its that the allegation in the complaint is mainly against the officials and the agents of the UNIPAY2U Marketing Pvt. Ltd. and not against the investors. As this Court granted bail to the investors in various bail applications u/s 438 CrPC, it would be proper for this Court to grant bail to the present petitioner . It appears that the petitioner was granted interim bail on 24.6.2011 by this Cou rt while calling for the case diary. Accordingly, the interim order passed earli er on 24.6.2011 is made absolute with the direction to the arresting authority t o release the petitioner, Mahananda Deka, in the event of his arrest in connecti on with the aforesaid case, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one sure ty of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority on further conditions that the petitioner shall appear before the I/O of the case as and wh en called for and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the State of Assam without prior permission of the CJM, Nagaon. With the aforesaid order, this bail application stands disposed of.