IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHT DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.7668 of 2007 Between: 1. J.V.S. Srikanth S/o.J. Ganga Ram 2. Kalluri Anil S/o. K.Sanjeev Reddy .. Petitioner (Accused in Cr. No. 116 of 2007 on the file of the S.H.O.Central Crime Station, Hyderabad. ) . And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. .. Respondent / Complainant COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS : Sri P. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT : The Public Prosecutor. Petition under Section 438 of Cr. P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in therewith, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioners/Accused No. 1 & 2 on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.116 of 2007 on the file of the C.C.S., Hyderabad. The Court made the following :ORDER : “This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Crime No.116 of 2007 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad , seeking anticipatory bail. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 120-B 420 IPC , Sections 3 and 5 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning ) Act, 1978 and Section 5 of A.P., Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1989. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners/accused Nos 1 and 2 and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents –State. The allegation against the petitioners is that they cheated the de facto complainant promising to give 2 ½ grams of gold and cash of Rs.1,63,800/- to him after one year in case he deposits an amount of Rs.13,680/- that it was also promised that Rs.32lakhs and odd would be paid after one year in case the complainant enrolls new members and believing their words the de facto complainant had paid the said amount to them. The said allegation, prima facie, appears to be false as no one can believe that if Rs. 13,680/- is paid Rs.32 lakhs and odd would be paid after one year and as the first petitioner was granted anticipatory bail in a similar crime, I hold that it is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners/accused No.s 1 and 2. Hence, the Criminal petition is allowed and the petitioners shall be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest, on their executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only ) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad . It is further directed that the petitioner shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the police concerned and shall report before the same Station House Officer daily between 7.00 and 11.00 am, until further orders.” Sd/- P. SESHAGIRI RAO, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ..2… To 1. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. 2. The XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Judicial Magistrate First Class , Hyderabad. 4. The Station House Officer, Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad. 5. The Station House Officer, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad. 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 7. One CC to Sri P. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 8. One spare copy. Note: “The Station House Officer, Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad “ mentioned in the order dated 28.12.2007 in Criminal Petition No.7668 of 2007 is corrected as “The Station House Officer, Central Crime Station, Hyderabad “ as per the Order of the Court dated 25.1.2008 in Crl.MP.No. 251 of 2008. Substitute this amended order in place of the previous Order which was already dispatched on 2.1.2008.” Sd/- P. SESHAGIRI RAO, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR RV HIGH COURT PSRJ DATED : 25.01.2008 BAIL Crl. P. No. 7668 of 2007 RELEASING THE PETITIONER ON BAIL. HIGH COURT RV Dated 2.1.2008 PSRJ DATED : 25.01.2008 BAIL Crl. P. No. 7668 of 2007 RELEASING THE PETITIONER ON BAIL.