Peethala Hemalatha v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRI MI NAL PETI TI ON No.2481 of 2017 ORDER:

The petitioner/A.5 filed the present application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. to grant pre-arrest bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.16 of 2017 of Tekkali Police Station, Srikakulam District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 376, 417, 452, 386 506(2), 448 read with 120(C) of IPC.

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After arguing the matter for a while, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction from this Court to permit the petitioner to surrender before the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sompeta, Srikakulam District, and move an application for grant of bail and further requested for a direction to the said Court to decide the said application on the same day, after issuing notice to the Public Prosecutor.

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Acceding to the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to surrender before the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sompeta, Srikakulam District, and move an application for grant of bail and on moving of such application, the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sompeta, Srikakulam District is directed to decide the said application on the same day, in accordance with law.

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With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________ M.Satyanarayana Murthy, J 27th April, 2017 Bvv