THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13620 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner Nos.1 to 3/A2, A5 and A7 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 20 and 29 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 and Sections 378, 379 and 120-B IPC. It is alleged hat when the forest officials chased a jeep indulging in smuggling of red sanders, the jeep fell intoa canal and that out of the inmates of the jeep, A1 alone could be caught and that other six persons A2 to A7 fled away from the scene. It is contended by the petitioners’ counel that except the alleged confessional staement of A1, there is no oher material to show that those six persons who ran way from the scene are A2 to A7. Without approaching the Sessions Court for relief, the petitioners straight away approached this Court for anticipatory bail. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Sessions Court for relief. _______________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J Rkk Dated:19-01--2011