IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE : A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5338 of 2004 Between: Uma Sankar Reddy. .. Petitioner/Accused And State rep. by S.H.O. of Taluk P.S. Anantapur rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. .. Respondent Petition under Section 438 of Crl.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court will be pleased to grant anticipatory bail by directing the respondent police to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.18/2004 of Anantapur Taluk Police Station. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.P. Veera Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER : “Petitioner filed this petition for anticipatory bail in Crime No.18 of 2004 of Anantapur Taluk P.S., registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Heard, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the Public Prosecutor. Petitioner contends that initially the case was registered against unknown persons, who beat the deceased with stones and killed him and later he is implicated as the sole accused. The petitioner further contends that though he does not know the whereabouts of the deceased, he was brought and interrogated, and he also does not know the persons who are behind the death of Abdul Khadar (deceased). In view of the same, the petitioner shall surrender before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur, on such surrender, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each, to the satisfaction of the said court. On such release, the prosecution is at liberty to move an application, for custodial interrogation of the petitioner, before the Magistrate if necessary.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur. 2.The Station House Officer, Taluk Police Station, Anantapur. 3.Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 4.One spare copy. H.A. DRAFTED BY : H.A. DATED :23.11.04 APPROVED BY: HIGH COURT AGRJ DT: 23-11-2004 ORDER : CRL.P.NO.5338/04 DIRECTION TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL.