AB 1870/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE U.B. SAHA The instant application is filed by the petitioner namely Sri Rajib Kako t under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for granting him bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Chandmari P.S. Case No. 350/10 under Section 420/468 IPC. Heard Ms. S.K. Nargis, learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B.S. Sinha, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam. The prosecution case in short is that the Chief Engineer PWD (R) Chandma ri, Guwahati lodged an F.I.R on 08/09/2010 before the Officer In-charge, Chandma ri P.S. alleging, interalia, that a contract was made between the M/s. I.R. Ass ociates, Chandmari Colony and the Government but at the time of signing of the c ontract agreement, the aforesaid firm furnished a fake bank guarantee of Indian Overseas Bank, Chandmari Branch. On receive of the aforesaid complaint, the afor esaid police case was registered. Ms. Nargis while urging for bail would contend that for the similar offe nce, the State has filed another police case being Nalbari police case No. 281/2 010 and the petitioner approached this Court by filing BA No. 3667/10 and upon h earing the parties this Court released the petitioner on bail with a direction t o the petitioner to surrender before the appropriate Court. Therefore the petiti oner is entitled to get a similar order particularly when the whole prosecution case is based on documentary evidence. Mr. B.S. Sinha, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam while producing t he case diary submits that the whole prosecution case is based on documentary ev idence and this is admitted position that the petitioner also earlier approached this Court for granting pre-arrest bail relating to a similar offence which was granted. In view of the above, it is directed that the petitioner shall be releas ed on bail on his furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting authority, on further conditions tha t he shall help the investigating authority for investigation and also appear be fore the said authority as and when called for and he should not leave the state of Assam without prior permission of the learned CJM, Kamrup. With the aforesaid order, the bail application is allowed and is accordi ngly disposed of.