Radha Shankar, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.SUNIL CHOWDARY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.15664 OF 2016 ORDER:

Petitioner, who is the accused in Cr.No.404 of 2016 of Chandrayanagutta Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376 (2) IPC and Section 5(m)(1) r/w 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 filed this petition under Sections 437 and 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

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The case of the prosecution is that on 13-09-2016, the petitioner herein committed rape on Shireen, aged about 10 years. Basing on the report lodged by the mother of the victim, the Station House Officer, Chandrayanagutta P.S. registered a case for the above offences. A perusal of the record reveals that the petitioner was arrested on 10-10-2016 and remanded to judicial custody. A perusal of the record further reveals that the victim is none other than the grand daughter of the petitioner.

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Learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the investigation is in progress. He further submitted that if the petitioner is released on bail at this point of time, there is every chance of tampering with the evidence of the prosecution witnesses.

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Taking into consideration the nature of the offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner and also stage of investigation, I am of the considered view that it is not a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this petition shall stand closed.

_________________________ T.SUNIL CHOWDARY, J DATED: 10-11-2016.

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