HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.2886 AND 2887 OF 2010 COMMON ORDER: Both these Criminal Petitions are filed by the same petitioner – Katari Mohan, as such, they are disposed of by this common order. 2. Criminal Petition No.2886 of 2010 is filed under Sections 437 & 439 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner, accused No.1, seeking bail in S.C. No.14 of 2009 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Chittoor arising out of Crime No.15 of 2007 of One Town Police Station, Chittoor registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 307, 302 & 120-B read with 149 IPC and 25(1-B) (a) and 27 of the Indian Arms Act. 3. Criminal Petition No.2887 of 2010 is filed under Sections 437 & 439 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner, accused No.1, seeking bail in P.R.C. No.50 of 2008 on the file of the IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chittoor arising out of Crime No.145 of 2007 of One Town Police Station, Chittoor registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 307, 302 & 120-B read with 149 IPC, 25(1-B) (a) and 27 of the Indian Arms Act and 3 & 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. 4. Heard. 5. The allegation against the petitioner in both the petitions is of making attempts to murder the present MLA of Chittoor. 6. Sri C. Padmanabha Reddy, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in jail for two years and the trial has not yet commenced. He further submitted that on account of one of the accused obtaining stay of the proceedings, the trial could not commence and he also submits now the stay is vacated. 6. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that recently he received instructions in the matter that there is another attempt to murder the same MLA, as such, releasing the petitioner on bail, at this stage, would further endanger the life of the MLA. 7. Considering the circumstances, it is not at all a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, both the Criminal Petitions are dismissed. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J April 08, 2010. KTL