Y. BHASKAR RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS matter came up before this Division Bench on a reference made by our learned brother Parvatha Rao, J. in view of the fact that the question involved viz. , whether furnishing of crime number is a pre-requisite for entertaining an application under Section 438 Cr. P. C. has a far-reaching effect, and also becaus e. the learned brother was not able to agree with the view expressed by three learned Judges of this Court, all sitting single, virtually to the effect that furnishing of crime number is a pre-requisite for entertaining the application for grant of anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr. P. C. Justice Parvatha Rao was mainly of a different view and was not able to agree with the three other learned brothers in view of a decision of the Supreme Court in Gurubaksh Singh sibbia vs. The State of Punjab and therefore referred the question for a decision of the Division Bench.

( 2 ) IN Crl. Petition (SR. No. 3918) of 1991, our learned brother Radha krishna rao, J. by order dated 12-7-91 observing: "non-furnishing of crime number must naturally result in dismissal of an application filed under Sec. 438 Cr. P. C. " dismissed the petition. Having noted t

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