A. Rajaiah v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. SUNIL CHOWDARY CRIMINAL PETITION No.6987 of 2017 ORDER:

This petition is filed, under Section 438 Cr.P.C., by the petitioner-sole accused seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.166 of 2017 on the file of the Station House Officer, Keshavapatnam Police Station, Karimnagar District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 354 I.P.C.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was falsely implicated due to civil disputes. 3.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the allegations made in the complaint ex facie constitute the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner. He further submitted that the investigation is in progress. 4.

The case of the prosecution is that on 29.07.2017 at about 6:30 PM when the de facto complainant was proceeding to her house, the petitioner caught hold her hand and requested her to fulfill his sexual lust. Basing on the complaint of the de facto complainant, the above case was registered.

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A perusal of the record prima facie reveals that the petitioner made an attempt to outrage the modesty of the de facto complainant.

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Taking into consideration the nature of the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner and the stage of investigation, this Court is of the considered view that it is not a fit case to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _________________________ T.SUNIL CHOWDARY, J Date: 04.09.2017 Ivd