THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY CRL.P.No.5316 OF 2009 ORDER Petitioner is A-2 in Crime No.24 of 2006 of K.V.Palle Police Station, Chittoor registered for the offences under Sections 354 and 506 I.P.C. The accusation made against the petitioner is that he along with another person who has been arrayed as A-1 outraged the modesy of defacto complainant. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent/State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and he is not aware of his implication in Crime till recently and on coming to know his implication in the above crime, he filed anticipatory bail petition before the Court below and the said application ended in dismissal on 15-7-2009 on erroneous reasons. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the application. The crime is of the year 2006. Charge sheet has been filed on 6- 6-2006 showing the accused as absconding. Nearly three years have been elapsed from the date of filing of the charge sheet. In that view of the matter, the petitioner is not entitled to anticipatory bail at this distance of time and accordingly, the same is hereby dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender himself before the concerned Magistrate and move application seeking bail, in which event concerned Magistrate has to consider the bail application as expeditiously as possible. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 3rd August, 2009. KM 2 THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY CRLP.No. 5316 OF 2009 3rd August, 2009.