(1) THESE three applications have been filed by A-6, A-7 and A-9. The petitioner in criminal Petition No. 8676 of 2009 is A-6, the petitioner in Criminal Petition No. 8023 of 2009 if A-7 and the petitioner in Criminal petition No. 8183 of 2009 is A-9. They filed these applications under Section 437 and 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking regular bails in crime No. 990 of 2008 on the file of Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences under sections 147, 148, 302, 120-B read with section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and section 25 and 27 (1) of the Arms Act.

( 2 ) HEARD the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public prosecutor for the State.

( 3 ) THE prosecution case is as follows: The accused No. 1 and deceased are cousins. The deceased (Rajeev Sisodia) and father of A-1 were doing joint auto finance business at hyderabad. About two years back, A-1 started jewellery business by investigating an amount of Rs. 30,00,000/- (Rupees thirty lakhs only), which is the joint amount of the father of the A-1 and deceased. A-1 had developed bad habits and he was spending money lavishly. The deceased after verifying the records and coming to know loss of gold jewellery business, directed A-1 to stop his business and also warned A-1 for his lavish spending. A-1 bore grudge against the deceased and decided to eliminate him. A-1 discussed with A-11, A-11 introduced A-10 to A-1, A-1 directed A-7 to attend the job of eliminating the deceased. A-1 contacted A-7 through his cell phone No. 9912699999 on 13-8-2008. A perusal of the call details of a-7 through his phone No. 9705544673 reveals that A-1 contacted him thrice on 13-8-2008, four times on 14-8-2008, three times on 16-8-2008, two times on 20-08-2008 and twelve times on 21-8-2008. On verification of the tower locations of the cell phones of the Accused A-7, A-3, A-5 and a-1 shows that, in the evening hours they had assembled at Panjagutta/khairatabad and contacted each other and entered into a contract to kill the deceased for an amount of rs. 7,00,000/- (Rupees seven lakhs only ). A-1 had paid an amount of Rs. 3,50,000/- (Rupees three lakhs fifty thousand only) towards advance to A-3, A-5 and A-7. In pursuance of their conspiracy, A-3, A-5 and A-7secured some sharp edged weapons, made some phone calls to eliminate the deceased but were unsuccessful. A-1 was pressurizing the accused to execute their plan as early as possible. A-3 had friendship with A-8, A-3 contacted A-8, A-8 in turn contacted A-9, a-9 in turn contacted A-2. A-8 called A-4 and a-2, A-4, A-8 and A-9 discussed with each other. They agreed to commit the murder of the deceased for an amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only ). As per their plan, a-2, A-4, A-8 and A-9 came to Zaheerabad on 29-10-2008, they contacted A-3, A-5, A-6. In furtherance of their plan, A_2 to A-9 came to hyderabad on 30-10-2008 and met A-1 and as per his instructions, A-2 to A-6 formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and went to execute their plan but as there were some persons, they could not execute their plan. Later, A-1 to A-6 and A-8 and A-9 discussed with each other and sent A-8 and a-9 to their native place. On 31-10-2008 at about 6. 30 p. m. , A-2 to A-6 formed themselves into unlawful assembly and had gone to the place of offence at that time, A-2 was carrying a country made pistol with ammunition, a-3 was carrying a sword and was waiting at the turning point, A-4 was carrying a country made pistol and standing beside a-2 in front of the house of the deceased with an intention to attack and kill him. A-5 and a-6 were standing at a distance with an intention to attack the deceased if he escapes from A-2 and A-4. The accused A-1 was standing in his house on the second floor and giving directions quite frequently to A-2 to a-6 and contacting with A-3 in cell phone. While so, at about 07-15 p. m. to 07-30 p. m. when the deceased came to the spot in his maruthi Zen Car bearing No

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