Rajesh Mahto v. The State Of Telangana

SMT JUSTI CE T. RAJANI CRI MI NAL PETI TI ON No.1 2 1 7 0 of 2 0 1 8 ORDER:

This petition is filed, under Sections 437 and 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, seeking grant of bail to the petitioners, who are A1 and A2, in Cr.No.601 of 2018 on the file of the Station House Officer, Uppal Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate. The offences alleged are under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

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The counsel for the petitioners submits that the case purely rests on circumstantial evidence.

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The learned Public Prosecutor vehemently opposes the bail petition stating that there is ample evidence for the complicity of the petitioners in the alleged offence in the form of statements of the witnesses, who have seen the deceased and the accused together. 5.

Hence, considering the prima facie evidence against the petitioners and considering the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

Hence, the criminal petition is dismissed. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. __________ T. RAJANI, J November 26, 2018 DSK