HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8124 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.3, under sections 437 and 439 Cr.P.C., seeking bail pending trial in S.C.No.97 of 2010 on the file of the V Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-Mahila Court, Vijayawada, Krishna District. This is a case of kidnapping a minor girl, aged 10 years, by name Palagani Naga Vaishnavi (deceased No.2) on 30.01.2010, while she was going to school in a Tavera Car bearing No.AP 3R 2223 being driven by its driver by name Y. Lakshmanarao (deceased No.1) and killing of the minor girl and later burnt down her dead body in an electrical furnace in order to screen the evidence and also killing the driver of the said car by stabbing him with knives, by accused Nos.1 and 2 and before committing the murder of deceased 1 and 2, there is a criminal conspiracy hatched by accused No.3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that except the evidence of L.Ws.45, 52 and 53, there is no other evidence collected by the prosecution against the petitioner with regard to the criminal conspiracy. He further submitted that after completion of investigation, charge sheet is filed before the I Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, and on committal, it is numbered as S.C.No.97 of 2010 on the file of the V Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-Mahila Court, Vijayawada, and hence the question of the petitioner tampering with evidence does not arise. Therefore, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner. Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. After hearing arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court directed the Addl. Public Prosecutor to produce the Case Diary for its perusal. Having perused the entire Case Diary and the evidence collected by the prosecution against the petitioner herein, this Court is satisfied that there is material to proceed against the petitioner herein. In the light of the same and taking into consideration the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, at this stage. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J September, 2010 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8124 OF 2010 September, 2010 cbs