IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1287 OF 2010 Between : Arthimalla Appa Rao .... Petitioner A N D The State of A.P. rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. …Respondent THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1287 OF 2010 O R D E R: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner / accused under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction to the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nuzividu to permit the petitioner to surrender before him in connection with Crime No.157 of 2009 of Agiripalli police Station, Krishna District, for the offence punishable under Section 4 of Gaming Act. 2) Heard. 3) Considering the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner shall surrender before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nuzividu, on which the Magistrate shall either remand him to the judicial custody or release him on bail in accordance with law and take further steps. 4) With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY. J February 18, 2010. YVL