Raavi Yetti Raju Satyanarayana v. The State Of Ap
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN : PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T. RAJANI CRLP .No. 24615 of 2017 Between:- 1.Raavi Yatti Raju Satyanarayana, 2.Raavi Yatti Raju Santhi, W/o. Ravi Yatti Raju Satyanarayana 3.Pendyala Durga Devi, D/o. Surya Prakash 4.Raavi Yatti Raju Siri Tejaswani, D/o. Ravi Yatti Raju Satyanarayana 5.Raavi Yatti Raju Srinivas, S/o. Ravi Yatti Raju Satyanarayana ..... Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 5.
AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High court at Hyderabad, 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 grant anticipatory bail in Crime NO. 398 of 2017, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station and to release the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 5 in the event of their arrest in the interest of justice.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.V.S.S. Siva Ram, Advocate for the Petitioners and of Addl. Public Prosecutor(AP) on behalf of Respondent-State, the Court made the following ORDER :- "The Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners under section 438 Cr.P.C., seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners, who are A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5 in Crime No. 398 of 2017 of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam district, registered for the offences punishable under section 427, 384, 506, 509, 323 and with section 34 of IPC and section 3 [1] [s] and 3 [2] [va] of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes [Prevention of Atrocities] Act, 1989.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent/State.
3. The allegations made in the complaint, no doubt, would constitute an offence under section 3 [1] [s] and 3 [2] [va] of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes [Prevention of Atrocities] Act, 1989. But the counsel for the petitioners draws attention of this Court to the complaint lodged by the second petitioner/A-2 herein, on the same day of the complaint lodged by the defacto-complainant in this case, wherein it was mentioned that the defactocomplainant and others have threatened these petitioners that they will file a case stating that these petitioners have abused the defacto-complainant and insulted by touching in their caste name.
4. Hence, in the light of the above facts, this Court is of the opinion that prima facie, the allegations made in the complaint may not be true. Contd.2....
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5. In view of the above, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 are directed to be released on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 398 of 2017 of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam district on each of them executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- [Rs. Twenty Thousand only] with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of Station House Officer, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam district. However, the petitioners/A-1 to A-5 shall appear before the Station House Officer, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam district, as and when called for the purpose of investigation.
6. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed."
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Station House Officer, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District.
2.Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor(AP), High Court at Hyd.(OUT) 3.One CC to Sri S.V.S.S. Siva Ram, Advocate(OPUC) 4.One spare copy.
TKK
HIGH COURT TR.J DT.19-01-2018.
ANTICIPTORY BAIL ORDER CRL.P.No. 24615 of 2017 RELEASE THE PETITONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST
DRAFTED BY TKK DT.20-01-2018.
HIGH COURT TR.J DT.19-01-2018.
ANTICIPATORY BAIL ORDER CRL.P.No. 24615 of 2018 RELEASE THE PETITONERS ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST.