IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: T.CH.SURYA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3518 of 2004 Between: Yerram Krishna Reddy. Petitioner (Accused in Cr.No.84/2004 of Ponnur Town P.S., Guntur Dist) AND State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (Crime No. 84/2004 of Ponnur Town Police Station, Guntur District). . Respondent/ Complainant Petition under Section 437 & 439 of Crl.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated therewith, the High Court will be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in PRC.No. of 2004 on the file of JFCM, Ponnur arising out of Crime No. 84 of 2004 of Ponnur Town P.S., Ponnur, Guntur District pending enquiry and trial into the said crime. The Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and Grounds filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. E.V.Bhagiratha Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER: “ Petitioner is A-4 in the crime that has been registered against him u/sections 147, 148, 302 read with 149 IPC request of the petitioner has not been considered by the Sessions Court on the promise that A-1 being the wife laid a role in the crime and A-3 and A-4 said to have hacked the deceased with coconut cutting knives. The Sessions Court was not inclined to grant bail to him. The petitioner is now seeking bail on the ground that investigation in this case has been completed and charge sheet has been filed and that except the extra judicial confession said to have been made by the accused., there is no other piece of evidence available against him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that A1 and A3 have already been enlarged on bail by this court in Criminal Petitions No. 3294 and 3298/2004 on 04-08-2004, and that the present petitioner stands on the same footing as that of the A1 and A3 and therefore, the request of the petitioner may also be considered on similar lines. Having regard to the fact that he has been in judicial custody from 09- 05-2004 onwards and investigation in this case has been completed and charge sheet has been filed, the request of the petitioner for bail may be considered. In the result, the petition is allowed and the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a bond for Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) with two sureties, for a like-sum each to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ponnur, Guntur District.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ponnur, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent, District Jail, Guntur District. 3. The SHO, Ponnur Town Police Station, Ponnur, Guntur District. 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P.Hyd(OUT) 5. One CC to Mr. E.V.Bhagiratha Rao, Advocate (OPUC) 6. One spare copy. SAH