Surisetty Nageswara Rao, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2290 of 2017 ORDER:

This criminal petition, under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.'), is filed to grant prearrest bail to the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.17 of 2017 of III Town Police Station, Nellore, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 509, 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short 'I.P.C.') and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of SCs & STs (POA) Act, 2015.

After arguing the matter for a while, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks a direction from this Court to permit the petitioners to surrender before the Special Judge For Trail of Cases under the SCs/ STs (POA) Act, Nellore, and to move an application under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. to grant bail and also seeks a direction to the learned Special Judge to consider their application on the same day. Acceding to the request of learned counsel for the petitioners, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioners to surrender before the Special Judge For Trial of Cases Under The SCs/ STs POA Act, Nellore, and to move an application for grant of bail, after due service of notice on the Public Prosecutor. In which event, the learned Special Judge is directed to decide the same on the same day in accordance with law.

With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _____________________________________ M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 23.03.2017 BV