P.Rohith Reddy v. State Of Telangana
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN :PRESENT:
THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T. RAJANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 690 OF 2018 Between:
P.Rohith Reddy, S/o P.Vittal Reddy, Aged about 33 years, Occ: Business, R/o Plot No. 66, Sri Laxmi Nagar colony, Manikonda Jagir, Ranga Reddy District. Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, for the State of Telangana and the State of A.P. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition and the grounds filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Station House officer, Tandur Police Station, Vikarabad District to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 280 of 2017 of Tandur Town Police Station, Vikarabad, in the interest of justice;
Counsel for the Petitioner :
SRI T.PRADYUMNA KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent :
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, (TS) The Court made the following Order:
"This petition is filed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused, in Crime No.280 of 2017 on the file of Tandur Town Police Station, Vikarabad District. The offences alleged are under Section 506 IPC and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SCs & STs (POA) Act, 2015.
2.
Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.
3.
Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an upcoming political person; that the de facto complainant is in the habit of filing false complaints against his adversaries for the offences punishable under the SC & ST (POA) Act and that earlier, he had filed two such cases and later on compromised with the accused therein. 4.
Learned Public Prosecutor does not refute the aforesaid contention. 5.
From the above, it can be inferred that the complaint is not genuine. 6.
In view of the same, the Criminal Petition is allowed.
The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer, Tandur Police
Station, Vikarabad District, within 15 days from the date of this order. On such surrender, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the said Station House Officer. Further, on such release, the petitioner shall abide by the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., as under: i) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by the Police officer concerned as and when required.
ii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any Police officer; iii) The petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.
As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed." ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To
1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tandur mandal, Vikarabad District.
2. The Station House officer, Tandur Police Station, Vikarabad.
3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, (TS), High Court of Judicature, at Hyderabad (OUT)
4. one CC to Sri T.Pradyumna Kumar Redd, Advocate (OPUC)
5. one Spare Copy
HIGH COURT TR,J DATE:31-1-2018
ORDER
CRL.P. NO. 690 OF 2018 DIRECTI`ON