IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY , THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Between:
:PRESENT:
THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICEK.G.SHANKAR CRLP .NO:4264 of 2014 Maturi Venkata Rao, S/o. Late Seshaiah, ..... Petitioner/ Accused No.1 AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Taluq Police Station, Ongole, Prakasam District Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP, Hyderabad.
.....Respondent/ Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition and the grounds filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent to release the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.411/2013 on the file of the Taluq Police Station, Ongole, Prakasam District in the interest of justice.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the Memo of grounds filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of SRI P. NAGENDRA REDDY Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor, for the Respondent, the Court made the following.
Order:-
The petitioner is A1. He seeks for grant of anticipatory bail. He allegedly committed offences under Sections 406, 420 and 506 read with Section 34 IPC and under Section 5 of the A.P. Protection of Depositors Financial Establishment Act, 1999.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner allegedly borrowed Rs. 45 lakhs from the de-facto complainant and later issued a cheque, which was dishonoured. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner did not commit the offences levelled against him.
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is another similar case in nature against the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the allegations are similar in the other case also and that he did not commit any offences in that case as well.
The petitioner is 62 years old. In view of the age of the petitioner and in view of the defence set up by the petitioner, I consider it appropriate to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
Consequently, this Criminal Petition is allowed. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ongole, within two weeks from today. On such surrender, the learned III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ongole, shall enlarge the petitioner on bail on a personal bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties in a likesum to his satisfaction.
To:-
//TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT REGISTRAR For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Prakasam District, Ongole.
2. The III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ongole.
3. The Station House Officer, Ongole, Taluk Police Station, Prakasam District.
4. One C.C. to SRI P. Nagendra Reddy Advocate (OPUC).
5. Two C.Cs. to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P.
Hyderabad (OUT).
6. One spare copy. Ags Ags Dt: 29/04/2014.
HIGH COURT KG S J Dt: 28/04/2014.
ORDER:- CRLP 4264 OF 2014 BAIL