IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE : T.CH. SURYA RAO. CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2991 of 2004 Between: 1. D. Punna Rao.(A8) 2. Parsa Venkateshwarlu. (A-12) 3. Y. Venkateshwarlu. (A-13) 4. Nallapati Ramu @ Rama Rao. (A-14) .. Petitioners (Accused in Cr. No. 120 of 2004 on the file of the S.H.O., Nadella P.S., Guntur District) And The State of Andhra Pradesh, (SHO, Nadendla P.S.), Guntur Distrcit, A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. .. Respondent / Complainant COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS : Mr. Prattipati Venkateshwarlu. COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT : The Public Prosecutor. Petition under Section 438 of Cr. P.C. praying the High Court to direct the Station House Officer, Nadella P.S., Guntur District to release the petitioners on bail in the event of the petitioners being arrested in Crime No. 120 of 2004 of P.S. Nadella, Guntur District, A.P. The Court made the following : ORDER : “ Petitioners, who are A-8, A-12 to A-14, seek anticipatory bail in connection with the crime registered against them under Sections 120 –B, 147, 353, 323, 427, 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code and Section 7 (I) of Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932. The incident is said to have occurred in sequel to the incident in which a citizen is said to have died in a police encounter and that a mob consisting of about 1,500 persons taking a funeral procession, raised slogans against the State and its missionaries and some frenzy members out of the mob have resorted to the incident of attacking the videographer and that the petitioners are said to have been present in the said procession and they have been identified. Having regard to the facts and as no specific overt acts have been attributed against these petitioners, the request of the petitioners for anticipatory bail may be considered. In the result petition is allowed and the petitioners shall be enlarged on bail in the event of their arrest on each one of them executing a bond for Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of Station House Officer, Nadella Police Station of Guntur District. On such release petitioners shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer and shall appear before him as and when required for the purpose of investigation. ” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 2 To 1. The III Additional Sessions Judge, Guntur, Guntur District. 2. The Station House Officer, Nadella Police Station, Guntur District. 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. One spare copy. USR. HIGH COURT DATED : 19-07-2004 BAIL Crl. P. No. 2991 of 2004 RELEASING THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL. HIGH COURT DRAFTED BY : USR DRAFTED ON : 19-07-2004 TCSRJ APPROVED ON : DATED: 19-07-2004 BAIL Crl. P. No. 2991 OF 2004 RELEASING THE PETITIONERS ON BAIL.