THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7426 OF 2010. O R D E R : This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-A4 under section 438 of Cr.P.C., seeking anticipatory bail in Cr.No.734 of 2010 of SR Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad registered for the offence under section 393 IPC against the petitioner. The case of the prosecution is that on 06-7-2010 at 12.30 hours one Mr.Satish of BK Guda Hyderabad lodged a complaint alleging that on 6-7-2010 at 20.00 hours when he was fetching water at his house four unknown persons entered into his house by taking the defacto complainant into the house and closed the doors and demanded money. When he questioned, it is alleged that they replied that they belong to News-9 channel and shown their ID cards and they started threatening to give money and if he did not give money they will telecast him that he is running a brothel house. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The alleged offence against the petitioner is that he entered into the complainant’s house and stated that he is running a brothel house and he has to pay Rs.30,000/-. Considering the nature of seriousness of the allegation and demand of Rs.30,000/-, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner-A4. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO. 02-08-2010 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7426 of 2010 02-8-2010 I s L