Mandla Venkata Sunil Kumar , Sunil v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.SUNIL CHOWDARY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7673 of 2017 ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1, under Sections 437 and 439 Cr.P.C., seeking regular bail in S.C.No.109 of 2015 on the file of the Court of I Additional Sessions Judge, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District, arising out of Crime No.104 of 2014 on the file of the Station House Officer, Narapala Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 147, 148, 364-A,368, 386, 324, 326 and 506 read with 149 IPC and Section 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is entitled for bail as there is no progress in the trial. Per contra, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State vehemently submitted that if the petitioner is released on bail, it may not be possible for the prosecution to secure his presence at the time of trial. 3.

A perusal of the record reveals that the petitioner is facing trial in S.C.No.109 of 2013 on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge, Ananthapuram, for the offences punishable under the above referred Sections and this Court earlier dismissed the three bail applications filed by him. 4.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner was escaped from the custody of the escort and

in that connection, Crime No.121 of 2014 under Section 224 IPC was registered. He further submitted that as many as nine witnesses were examined and the matter stands posted to 07.09.2017 for examination of other witnesses. He further submitted that the petitioner is also involved in as many as 17 cases.

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A perusal of the record clearly reveals that the petitioner escaped from the custody of escort. The Court has to consider the conduct of the person while granting bail. 6.

Taking into consideration the pendency of the cases against the petitioner as well as stage of the trial, this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner-accused No.1 is not entitled for bail.

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In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. _________________________ T.SUNIL CHOWDARY, J 01st September, 2017 Rns