Challa Anjaneyulu v. The State Of A.P

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.1848 of 2017 ORDER:

By order dated 18.01.2017 in Crl.M.P.No.145 of 2017, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, granted bail to the petitioner, who is A.1 in crime No.7/2017 of Narsipatnam Town Police Station, on condition of his furnishing personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- and two sureties who shall furnish fixed deposits of Rs.1,00,000/- each drawn in the name of above said Court and to be submitted to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Narsipatnam.

The present application is filed seeking modification of the conditions wherein the sureties were directed to furnish fixed deposits. The grievance of the petitioner is that it is difficult to get sureties who can furnish fixed deposits and as such seeks relaxation of the same.

It is to be noted that though the order granting bail to the petitioner-accused was passed on 18.01.2017, petitioner-accused could not get himself released, in view of the said condition imposed. Further, in similar circumstances i.e. in Crl.P.No.1144 of 2017, this Court modified the condition of furnishing fixed deposits by directing the accused to furnish local sureties. Having regard to the above, instead of furnishing fixed deposits for the amount ordered, petitioner shall furnish personal bond for the amount directed, i.e. Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) and also two local sureties for the amount ordered

i.e., Rs.1,00,000/- each. It is made clear that all the other conditions shall remain unaltered.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _______________________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR 06.03.2017 sur