IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE : G.YETHIRAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.1708 OF 2007 Between: Rudraraju Sathyanarayanaraju, S/o Late Ramaraju. .. Petitioner/Accused And State of A.P. rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. .. Respondent Petition under Section 438 of Crl.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court will be pleased to direct the arresting authority to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the execution of NBW’s issued by III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka, at Visakhapatnam in PRC No.11 of 2006 on the file of the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam District. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri C. Praveen Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Respondent. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER : “The petitioner is the accused in PRC No.11/2006 on the file of the learned III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka registered for the offence U/s.3(1)(x) of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and U/s.427, IPC. The police after completion of investigation filed the charge sheet. After filing of the charge sheet the lower court ordered summons to appear the petitioner on 27.11.2006, but on the next adjournment he failed to appear and filed an application U/s.317 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to condone his absence, which was dismissed. Non-bailable warrants are pending against him. The petitioner is therefore directed to appear before the lower court and on such appearance, the lower court shall recall the non-bailable warrants on his executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- together with two sureties each in a likesum to its satisfaction. The petition is accordingly ordered.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka at Visakhapatnam. 2.The Asst. Commissioner of Police, South Sub-division, Visakhapatnam City. 3.Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 4.One spare copy. 5.One CC to Sri C. Praveen Kumar, Advocate. (OPUC) H.A. DRAFTED BY : H.A. DATED : 22.03.07 APPROVED BY : HIGH COURT DR.GYRJ DATED : 22-03-07 ORDER : CRL.P.NO.1708/07 DIRECTION