ORDER :

1. Heard Mr. P. Bora, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Das, the learned additional public prosecutor, Assam for the respondent.

2. Having filed the instant petition under Section 439 of the CrPC, the petitioner, namely, Prasanta Kumar Dutta has prayed for enlarging him on bail in connection with the CID P.S. Case No.21/2021 registered under Sections 120B, 120, 201, 204, 212, 420, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Section 66-B of the Information Technology Act (for short “IT Act”) and Sections 25 (1B)(a) and 25 (1B) (h) of the Arms Act and Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (for short “PC Act”). The petitioner was arrested on 07-10-2020 in connection with the aforesaid case and has been in detention since then.

3. The genesis of the abovementioned criminal prosecution may be traced to the Sub-Inspector (UB) Recruitment Examination (Written) for filling up 597 vacancies in Assam Police, which was to be conducted on 20-09-2020 in all the district headquarters across the State of Assam under the supervision of the District Level Selection Committees constituted by the State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam. The First Information Repor