Hangarga Neela Kanth Rao, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.10203 OF 2016 ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. Perused the material on record.

2. The present Criminal Petition came to be filed by the petitioner/A.3 under Section 438 Cr.P.C., seeking release in the event of his arrest in Crime No.225 of 2016 of Bodhan, Nizamabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379, 427 IPC, Section 21(1) MMDR Act, and Sections 3 & 4 of PDPP Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on 03.07.2016 at 7:00 A.M., on credible information, Inspector of Police, Bodhan, along with his staff, proceeded towards Bellal road and apprehended a Tractor-cum-Trailer bearing Nos.AP 25 AR 1528 and AP 25X 6377, driven by the petitioner, while it was transporting sand without any valid permit. On enquiry, he confessed that he was transporting the sand from Manjeera River of Kopperge to Nizamabad. Basing on these allegations, the present crime came to be registered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made in the report are all false and except confessional statement of the petitioner, there is no material to connect the petitioner with this crime, hence seeks bail.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same.

6. A perusal of the material on record would show that the petitioner has confessed the act of transportation of sand.

Admittedly, the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle.

7. In view of the above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, the petitioner shall surrender before the concerned Court and move an application for bail after giving prior notice to the Public Prosecutor, in which event the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably on the same day.

8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. _______________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR Date:21.07.2016 INL