AB 4119/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Sikdar, learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned Addit ional Public Prosecutor, Assam. The applicant, namely Sri Sukamal Das, by the present application is seeking the privilege of pre-arrest bail apprehending arrest in connection with Salbari Pol ice Station Case No.47/2011 registered under Section 379 IPC, read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The privilege of pre-arrest bail though earlier was sought for by the applicant in BA No.3006/2011, the said prayer was rejected vide order dated 2nd November, 2011, upon perusal of the case diary produced by the learned Public Prosecutor a nd keeping in view the nature of allegation made as well as the interest of inve stigation. The applicant now has filed the present application contending that on 17th Augu st, 2011, the complainant filed an application before the Officer-in-Charge of A nanda Bazar Police Outpost for withdrawal of the First Information Report lodged . This Court, as noticed above, earlier rejected the privilege of pre-arrest bai l upon perusal of the materials available in the case diary and also the nature of allegation made. The application stated to be filed by the complainant on 17 th August, 2011 for withdrawal of the FIR would not come in the way of making in vestigation by the police on the basis of the FIR lodged. That being the position, the prayer for pre-arrest bail stands rejected.