Munagapati Sudhakar Rao, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH N,IONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF IV1ARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN : PRESENT :

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T. RAJANI CRLP.No. 2574 ol 2018 Between:- I\,4unagapati Sudhakar Rao, S/o. Pothu Raju, R/o. 1-8-4lA, Ir,4uluguntapadu Village, Singarayakonda Mandal, Prakasam District PetitioneriAccused No. 2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court o at Hyderabad, Through the Dwaraka PS (ClD), Vrsakhapatnam.

..... RespondenVCom plaina nt Petition filed under Sections 437 & 439 Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail in connection with the C.C.No. I of 2017 (Crime No. 328 of 2013) of Dwaraka Police Station, Visakhaptnam District The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the memorandum of grounds filed in suppo( thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri tr.4.K. Raj Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Public Prosecuto(AP) on behalf of Respondent State, the Court made the following ORDER :-

SMT. ]USTICE T.RA]ANI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2574 OF 2OlA ORDER:

This petition is filed, under Sections 437 and 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, seeking for grant of bail to the petitioner-accused No. 2 in Crime No.32B of 2013 of Dwaraka Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120 (B),406 and 420 IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999.

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Heard Iearned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor (A.P. ).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been in jail since 26-12-2017. Learned Public Prosecutor submits that charge sheet has already been filed in this case. Hence, this Court does not find any reason to detain 'a.-*-r the petitioner ao'longer in jail.

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Considering the above, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge for A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999 - cum - Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam.

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The criminal petition is accordingly allowed. Pending miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand closed in consequence. SD/.- V. DIWAKAIT ASSISTANT GISTRAR ,TRUE COPY'

for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To .1.The I\,4etropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-l Additional District Judge at Visakhapatnam.

2.The Special Judge for A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999-cum-Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, Visakhapatnam. 3.The Judicial First CIass Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 4.The Station House Officer, Dwaraka Police Station(ClD), Visakhapatnam. 5.The Superintendent, Sub-Jail, Kurnool.

6.Two CCs to the Public Prosecuto(AP), High Court at Hyd.(OUT) 7.One CC to Srj M.K. Raj Kumar, Advocates(OPUC) 8.One spare copy.

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