Criminal petition for pre-arrest bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. was dismissed. The court held that the case relied on documents and there was a risk of tampering with evidence, warranting denial of bail at this stage of investigation.
The criminal petition for pre-arrest bail is dismissed.
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRI MI NAL PETI TI ON No.2041 of 2017
ORDER:
This criminal petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5 in crime No.5 of 2017 of Rolla Police Station, Ananthpur District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 468, 471, 408, 409, 477(A) and 420 read with Section 34 I.P.C. for grant of pre-arrest bail apprehending their arrest in the above crime.
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huge amount is involved and the stage of the investigation, I find that this is not a fit case to enlarge the petitioners on pre-arrest bail and the
criminal petition is liable to be dismissed.
_________________________________ ( M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J)
16th March, 2017 GHN
1 issue framed by the court
Whether pre-arrest bail is maintainable when investigation is not complete and there is a possibility of tampering with evidence due to huge amount involved.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
First Petitioner
Second Petitioner
Third Petitioner
Fourth Petitioner
Fifth Petitioner
State of Andhra Pradesh
M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY
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