[1]THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.5361 AND 5363 OF 2011 ORDER: These two applications are filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C for granting anticipatory bail to the Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 in Crime No.461 of 2010 of Sultan Bazar police station, Hyderabad registered for offences punishable under Sections 471, 468, 419 and 420 read with Section 34 I.P.C. The accusation levelled against the Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 is that A-1 obtained civil contract works in the department of Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (A.P.V.V.P.) at Araku, Nakkapally and Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam district by impersonating himself as L. Govinda Raju, Contractor, and after the completion of the contract works 5 cheques were issued in the name of L. Govinda Raju and A-1 encashed the same for which A-2 to A-4 being Executive Engineer, Deputy Executive Engineer and Draftsman, in the department concerned processed the files and bills relating to the above said works knowing well that A-1 is not L. Govindaraju and helped him in encashing the cheques. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Public Prosecutor. It is the contention of learned counsel for the petitioners that the said L. Govindaraju has given an affidavit to the effect that he appointed B. Narayana Rao, A-1 in this case as his special power of attorney on 03-01-2005 to perform the contract in question at Narsipatnam and A-1 acted accordingly and as such the Petitioners/A- 1 to A-4 did not commit any mischief and hence, the Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 are entitled for anticipatory bail. I have gone through the affidavit of L. Govindaraju which provides the said information and it also provides that he received all the bills for all the works and so on. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the bail application. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case including the affidavit filed by L. Govindaraju, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 at this stage. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. The Petitioners/A- 1 to A-4 are directed to surrender themselves before the Station House Officer, Sultan Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad within a week and on such surrender they shall be released on bail on each of their executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, Sultan Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad. ___________________________ G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J. 15th July, 2011. Dsh. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.5361 AND 5363 OF 2011 Date:15.07.2011 Dsh. [1][1]