AB 1043/2011 BEFORE HON\BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Mr. NJ Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. I Choudhury, learn ed counsel for the informant, objecting the bail prayer. Also heard Mr. BS Sinha , learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application under section 438 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed by accused peti tioner namely, Narayan Choudhury seeking pre-arrest bail apprehending his arres t in connection with Khatkhati Police Station Case No. 21 of 2011 under section s 120(B)/121/123/387 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 10/13 of Unlawf ul Activities ( Prevention) Act. Also perused the case diary. The prosecution case is that a good number of illegal tax collection on behalf o f militant organisation have been recovered from the business premises of the pr esent petitioner. Apparently, the petitioner is the Managing Director of Alloys Factory, wherefrom the aforesaid money receipts have been recovered. According to the learned coun sel, the receipts were recovered from the office room which was used by his Mana ger, namely, Niranjan Prasad Gupta. However, after going through the statement o f the witnesses, it is difficult to accept the petitioner’s version that he had no knowledge about such illegal collection. At the same time, the accused Niranj an Prasad Gupta has not yet been arrested. Hence, prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. Interim order dated 21.04.2011 stands vacated.