The High Court dismissed a criminal petition filed for anticipatory bail under Section 482 CrPC. The court held that the case involving pending investigations into suicides, including allegations against the petitioner, precluded the grant of bail despite the petitioner being a government employee.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1350 OF 2023
Between:
Adelli Srinivas, S/o Late A. Ramulu, Aged .39 years, Occupation. Government Employee, R/o H.No.2-62, Kanukur Village, GP and Mandal Ranga Reddy District
...PETITIONERYACCUSED NO.2
AND
The State of Telangana,, Rep by P.S. Kandukur, through its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
... RESPON DENT/COM PLAI NANT
Petition under Section 482 of C:.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest in the F.l.R. 292 of .2O22 on the file of the Kandukur Police Station, Rachakonda District.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N NAVEEN KUMAR, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Telangana on behalf of the Sole Respondent.
The Court made the following: ORDER
HON'BLtr Dr" JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMAT-ETTIA
r)I'lltll. YAL PETITION No.1 350 of 2023
ORDER
Hear,l Sr r N Naveen Kumar, learned cor.r ..: srel for the petitioner, zrs wt:Il as the learned Addit io ral public Prosecutor u.ho is representing the respondent,ij _rr te. 2. This Crir rinal Petition, under Section 43g rlr. p.C., is filed on behalf ol' the petitioner, u,ho is arrayecl .a.s a,ccused No.2 in Crrme N,r.292 of 2022 of Kandukur l)olic:e Sitation, Rachakond a Oo nmissionerate, for grant of pr-e_arrr:r;t trail. 3. Stating tl at the petitioner has not com r r ittr,d any offence r,r,hi rtsoe ve'r much less the offence punish ir cle under Section 306 II,C, le.rned counsel for the petitioru::- co.rtends that initiall.r, th e c.se rvas registered against a,:,:r_iserl No.1 only, but srrbseqrrently i.e., after lapse of.two ronths, the narnes of the tr'titioner and accused No.3 rvr:r: added. Learned cotrnsel f,rther submits that there is no rrr,:rter-ial o, record to sh ov,. hat the petitioner instigated or. a b,:ttt:d the sister of the de.fa oto complainant i.e., Vanam Vijay: La.<mi to commit suicidr:. Learned counsel further submit; thtrt the
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petitioner is a Government employee arldthere is threat of his arrest and therefore, anticipatory bailmay be granted. 4. Also, stating that the facts of thecase does not attract the ingredients of Section 306 IPC, learnedcounsel for the petitioner relied upon the decision of theHon'bleApexCourt in the case between Antab ManoranJanGosutaml Vs. Sto,te
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grant of anilcipatory bail cannor be considered. It is not the
case of the prosecution that the investigation is completed.
Therefore, this Court is of the view that the request of the
petitioner cannot be honoured at this stage.
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DATED:21 10212023
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DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner in a case involving pending investigation and grave allegations of abetting suicide?
Whether the employment status of the petitioner as a Government employee influences the grant of anticipatory bail in the given circumstances?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Adelli Srinivas
The State of Telangana
Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha
As recorded by the court registry
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