Kokku Linga Murthy @ Sriramulu Lingamurthy v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.823 OF 2024 ORDER:

1.

This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 437 and 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "Cr.P.C") seeking regular bail to the petitioner/A1 in Crime No.265 of 2023 on the file of Kamalapur Police Station, Hanamkonda District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Section 306 r/w.34 of the Indian Penal Code.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State and perused the record.

3.

The case of the defacto complainant is that his mother died consuming pesticide. The reason for committing suicide is that this petitioner had taken loan from her and refused to pay. Three days prior to the suicide, the victim went to the house of the petitioner and and asked him for money. The petitioner refused. The deceased informed that if money is not paid she would commit suicide of which the petitioner asked to go and commit suicide.

4.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that loan was advanced six years prior to the incident and refusal to return the amount would not amount to abetting suicide. 5.

Keeping in view that there were money transactions and the petitioner is in jail from 23.12.2024, this Court is inclined to grant the relief of regular bail, subject to following conditions:- i) The petitioner/Accused No.1 shall execute personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five thousand only) with two sureties, for a like sum each to the satisfaction of IV Additional Junior Civil Judgecum-Judicial First Class Magistrate, Hanamkonda. ii) The petitioner/Accused No.1 after release shall appear before the concerned Station House Officer on every Monday at 10:00 a.m. for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required, for the purpose of investigation.

iii) The petitioner/Accused No.1 shall abide by the other conditions stipulated under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. 6.

Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending in this criminal petition, shall stand closed.

__________________ K.SURENDER, J Date : 25.01.2024 tk

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.823 OF 2024 Dt.25.01.2024 tk