Gajula Yadagiri v. The State Of Telangana,

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVENTEEN : PRESENT :

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T. RAJANI CRLP .No. 12600 of 2017 Between:- Gajula Yadagiri, S/o. Narsimha.

..... Petitioner/Accused.

AND The State of Telangana, through S.H.O., Valigonda Police Station, Rachakonda District, rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad.

.....Respondent/Complainant.

Petition filed under Sections 438 of Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner herein on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR No. 192/2017 of Valigonda Police Station, Rachakonda District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Bommagani Prabhakar, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Addl. Public Prosecutor(TS) on behalf of Respondent-State, the Court made the following ORDER :- "This petition is filed seeking for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who is accused in Crime No.192 of 2017 on the file of Veligonda Police Station, Rachakonda District. The offences alleged are under Sections 354D r/w 506 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2.

Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

3.

As per the allegations in the complaint filed by the complainant, when the de facto complainant, who is a Field Assistant of Food for Work Scheme at Vemulakonda Village, did not oblige the demand of the accused, he threatened her to lodge a complaint before the District Collector, alleging that she indulged in various illegalities in discharge of her duties and also abused her in caste name.

4.

The counsel for the petitioner submits, that, earlier there was a complaint lodged by the village elders against the de facto complainant about her misdeeds.

5.

Hence, considering the above, this court opines that this is a fit case for granting anticipatory bail.

6.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer, Veligonda Police Station, Rachakonda District within 15 days from the date of this order. On such surrender, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties in a like sum each to the satisfaction of the said Station House Officer. Further, on such release, the petitioner shall abide by the conditions mentioned under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., as under:

i) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required.

Contd.2...

- 2 - ii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

iii) The petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed."

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Station House Officer, Valigonda Police Station, Rachakonda District. 2.Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor(TS), High Court at Hyd.(OUT) 3.One CC to Sri Bommagani Prabhakar, Advocate(OPUC) 4.One spare copy.

TKK

HIGH COURT TR.J DT.26-12-2017.

ANTICIPTORY BAIL ORDER CRL.P.No. 12600 of 2017 RELEASE THE PETITONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST

DRAFTED BY TKK DT.27-12-2017.

HIGH COURT DR.SA.J DT.26-12-2017.

ANTICIPATORY BAIL ORDER CRL.P.No. 12600 of 2017 RELEASE THE PETITONER ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST.