HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5291 OF 2010 ( on being mentioned ) ORDER: This criminal petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking anticipatory bail in crime No.37 of 2010 of Ramagundam Traffic Police Station, Karimnagar District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Indian Arms Act. The deceased is a Police Constable. It is alleged that on 09.02.2010 at about 7.00 p.m. while the husband of the de facto complainant was chasing one chain snatcher, he died due to skidding of the motorcycle at O.C.III CHP Bunker. In this connection, the Police registered the above crime for the above said offence and investigated into. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is a permanent resident of Karimnagar having fixed abode and there is no question of absconding and he is ready to co-operate with the investigating agency as and when required. Hence, he seeks to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, which is opposed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. It is seen from the memo filed by the respondent-Prosecution that the present petitioner is charged for an offence punishable under Sections 201, 217 and 218 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. All the sections are bailable in nature. Since the offences are bailable in nature, anticipatory bail petition is not maintainable. However, considering the circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the concerned Court and on such surrender the concerned Court is directed to release the petitioner on bail on his filing an application for bail. With above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 02.07.2010 sur