IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: T.CH.SURYA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3488 of 2004 Between: 1. Suragani Peda Venkateswarlu 2. Suragani Dhana Lakshmi 3. Veka Malleswari @ Mannem Malleswari. Petitioners (Accused in Cr.No.23/2004 of Chodayapalem Police Station ) AND State of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. . Respondent/ Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Crl.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated therewith, the High Court will be pleased to direct the police to release them on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.23 of 2004 of Chodayapalem Police Station. The Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and Grounds filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Satyanarayana Nimmagadda, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER: “ The petitioners who are A4 to A6 in the crime that has been registered for the offence punishable u/s. 304 B IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. The first petitioner is the husband of the second petitioner and third petitioner is their daughter. The second petitioner is the cousin of the mother-in- law of the deceased and mother of the first accused in the crime who is second accused in this case. It is represent3ed by the learned counsel that these petitioners were not at all residents of that village and they have been residing in a different village. The first informant has given report to the police and in statement recorded in 161 of Cr.P.C. did not mention any allegation as against these petitioners. Having regard to the same the request of the petitioners for the anticipatory bail may be considered. In the result, Criminal petition is allowed. The petitioners shall be enlarged on bail in the event of their arrest on each one of them executing a bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) with two sureties for a likesum each to the satisfaction of SHO, Chodayapalem P.S. The petitioners shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer in the investigation and shall appear before him as and when required for the purpose of investigation in this case.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The SHO, Chodayapalem Police Station, Guntur District. 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P.Hyd(OUT) 3. One CC to Mr. Satyanarayana Nimmagadda, Advocate (OPUC) 4. One spare copy. SAH