AB 3852/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Ali, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. Munir, learned Public Prosecutor, Assam appearing for the respondents. The petitioners by the present petition have prayed for granting the privilege o f pre arrest bail apprehending arrest in connection with Baghbor PS case No. 120 /2011 registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The said police station case has been registered on the basis of the FIR lodged by one Satyajit Bora, Sub Inspector of Baghbor Police Station on 19.10.2011 alle ging that 124 drums containing 27,000 ltrs of crude kerosene oil meant for publi c distribution were found and seized from the godown near Baghbor weekly market. It has also been informed that on enquiry is has come out that the present petit ioners with others brought the said kerosene oil and stored them illegally with the intention to sell them. The petitioner earlier approached this Court seeking the privilege of pre arrest bail in AB No. 3543/2011 which was dismissed vide order dated 4.11.2011 upon pe rusal of the case diary. Today also I have perused the case diary as produced by the learned Public Prose cutor. Upon perusal of the materials available in the case diary and keeping in view th e nature of allegation made, I am of the view that the privilege of pre arrest b ail cannot be granted to the petitioners as it will definitely hamper the invest igation. Hence the prayer for pre arrest bail stands rejected. The bail application stands dismissed.