IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR CRL.P.No. 4266 of 2014 Between:
Batchu Venkata Raghavendra Subrahmanyam, S/o B. Venkta Subbiah Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, through P.S. SR.Nagar, Hyderabad Respondent /Complainant COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER: SRI. K. NAGENDRA PRASAD COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Police to release the petitioner /accused No. 3 on bail in the event of arrest in Crime No. 684 of 2013 of P.S. SR Nagar, Hyderabad.
The Court made the following Order:
“The petitioner, who is accused No.3, filed this Criminal Petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C., seeking release in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.684 of 2013 of Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 and 468 IPC.
The allegations in the remand report would disclose that accused No.1 started the company under the name and style of Vishal Infotechnologies Private Limited at Hyderabad, providing training for computer background students for their projects and were also working as job consultant. About two months prior accused No.1 contacted accused No.4, who stays in Bangalore for providing placements in various firms through accused No.2. While so, accused No.1 sustained huge loss in business and was need of money. As such he contacted accused No.3 and both of them decided to run business jointly. Accordingly, in the month of July, accused No.3 joined accused No.1 and both were carrying on business activities. Man while accused No.2, who also wound up his business activities in Bangalore came in to contact with accused No.1 and informed him about the fake offer letters with a view to cheat the gullible unemployed in the name of providing jobs in software companies. Attracted to the said offer and to enhance his business opportunities, accused No.1 on the advice of accused No.2, started placement business for the needy professionals by referring the aspirants to accused No.4, who in turn used to prepare the fake and false offer letters in the name of well known firms at Bangalore. The informant here is the KPMG had not authorized Visha Infotechnologies Private Limited or anyone else, to conduct any recruitment drive on its behalf and it is alleged that the accused misused the logo of their firm with malafide intention to mislead candidates. Basing on these allegations the above report came to be lodged.
2 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
The material placed before the Court would clearly disclose that it was accused No.2, who actually made the offer to accused No.1 and both of them started the business. As accused No.1 was a partner of accused No.3, he took the help of accused No.4 with whom he had acquaintance to prepare fake appointment letters. The main role of preparing fake offer letters is attributed to accused No.4. As accused Nos.1 and 2 already arrested and released on bail and since the allegation made against the petitioner are not specific, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner on certain terms and conditions.
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner is directed to surrender himself before the Station House Officer, SR Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, within a period of two (02) weeks from today, and on such surrender, he shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, SR Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad and on further condition that he shall appear before the Station House Officer, S R Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad, twice in a week i.e., on every Monday and Saturday in between 3.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m., for a period of four weeks or till filing of the charge-sheet, whichever is earlier.”
//TRUE COPY// To ASSISTANT REGISTRAR for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
1. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad
2. The III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad
3. The Station House Officer, SR Nagar, Police Station, Hyderabad
4. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT)
5. One CC to Sri. K. Nagendra Prasad, Advocate (OPUC)
6. One Spare copy KK HIGH COURT CPKJ DT. 25-4-2014 BAIL ORDER CRL.P.NO.4266 OF 2014 DIRECTION Drafted by: KK Drafted on: 26-4-2014 HIGH COURT CPKJ DT. 25-4-2014 BAIL ORDER CRL.P.NO.4266 OF 2014 DIRECTION