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2012 Supreme(AP) 3

2012 (1) ALD (Cri) 770
High Court of Andhra Pradesh
SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU
Alaparthi Chinna
Versus
Kota Lakshmi Satyanarayana & Another
Criminal Petition No.10864 of 2011
Decided on : 02-01-2012

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner:Sri N. Ravi Prasad, Advocate.
For the Respondents: R1, Sri Ch. Ravindra Babu, R2, Public Prosecutor.

Headnote:

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 -Section 3 –Indian Penal Code - Sections 420, 323, 506 439 –Cheating and Dishonesty – Petitioner complainant filed this petition under Section 439 for cancelling bail granted to accused by this Court in Crime of I Town Police station Guntur District on ground that by time order of bail was passed by this Court accused was not arrested and remanded to judicial custody and that by misrepresentation of facts respondent obtained bail in this crime from this Court – Respondent is accused of offences punishable under Sections 420, 323, 506 and Section 3 of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 – It is alleged that accused obtained complainant for securing job as to her on daily wages and that he failed to secure the job and that complainant demanded for return of the said amount accused abused her in the name of her caste in filthy language and threatened her with dire consequences – Case was booked by the police on report given by complainant – Court noted in order dated that accused was arrested and had been in custody since then – It is pointed out by petitioner counsel that though accused was taken into custody by police during course of investigation he was neither arrested nor produced before Magistrate nor Magistrate remanded accused to judicial custody – Held, Accused in this crime by this Court under Section 439 is concerned, it has to be seen whether it was granted in accordance with law and whether there was any misrepresentation on part of accused before this Court for obtaining bail. In Criminal Petition filed by accused for bail under Section 439 it was stated that police called him to the police station on at about and that police have detained and arrested him and informed his kith and kin about the arrest and that due to continuous interrogation and torture at about accused fell unconscious in the police station with illness and that he was taken to Area District Hospital and to private hospital – It was never stated in Criminal Petition accused was in judicial custody petition accused also enclosed copies of remand report medical certificates of both the doctors as well as order dated passed by Additional Sessions Judge Guntur refusing bail to accused on the ground that he was not remanded to judicial custody it cannot be said that accused obtained bail from this Court in Criminal Petition by making any misrepresentation before this Court – Petition is dismissed.

Judgment :

1. The petitioner/defacto-complainant filed this petition under Section 439(2) Cr.P.C for cancelling bail granted to the 1st respondent/accused in Crl.P.No.7709 of 2011 on 06.09.2011 by this Court in Crime No.73/2011 of I Town Police station, Tenali, Guntur District on the ground that by the time order of bail was passed by this Court, the accused was not arrested and remanded to judicial custody and that by misrepresentation of facts, the 1st respondent/accused obtained bail in this crime from this Court.

2) The 1st respondent/accused is accused of offences punishable under Sections 420, 323, 506, 509 I.P.C and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.It is alleged that the accused obtained Rs.30,000/-from the defacto-complainant for securing job as Aaya to her on daily wages and that he failed to secure the job and that when the defacto-complainant demanded for return of the said amount, the accused abused her in the name of her Madiga caste in filthy language and threatened her with dire consequences. The case was booked by the police on 30.06.2011 on report given by the defacto-complainant. This Court noted in the order dated 06.09.2011 that the accused was arrested on 31.07.2011 and had been in custody since then. It is pointed out by the petitioner’s counsel that though the accused was taken into custody by the police during the course of investigation, he was neither arrested nor produced before the Magistrate nor the Magistrate remanded the accused to judicial custody. It is also pointed out by the petitioner’s counsel that when the accused approached the Sessions Court for bail under Sections 437 and 439 Cr.P.C, the IV Additional Sessions Judge, Guntur by order dated 23.08.2011 dismissed bail petition of the accused on the ground that he was not remanded to judicial custody by the Magistrate and that there was no material to show arrest or remand of the accused to judicial custody and that the accused was not produced before the Magistrate.

3) This Court in this petition called for report of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tenali Sub-Division who is the investigating officer in this crime. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tenali Sub-Division filed report by way of affidavit dated 12.12.2011 in this Court. Relevant portion of the said report reads:

“4. It is respectfully further submitted that after collecting prima-facie evidence, on 31.7.2011 at 1 p.m. in Tenali I Town Police Station, the accused Kota Laxmi Satyanarayana was arrested duly following all legal requirements. The arrested person has been referred to the District Hospital, Tenali for obtaining fitness certificate to enable the Investigating Officer to produce him along with Remand Report before the Hon’ble Court of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tenali, since some of the offences are non-bailable nature. The Deputy Civil Surgeon, District Hospital, Tenali examined the said accused, Kota Laxmi Satyanarayana and opined that he was suffering with Hyperglycemia due to not taking insulin and leading to Hyperglycemic coma, that he was unfit for transportation and the case was being referred immediately to High Health Centre for better treatment. Thus as per the medical advise, the accused was shifted to K.I.M.S Hospital, Tenali, where he was admitted as inpatient in I.C.U ward. It is pertinent to mention here that any accused person who has been arrested will be taken to medical examination and then will be produced before Judicial First Class Magistrate for judicial custody. All the procedures of law has been complied in this case. Hence the procedure is complied with.”

The record further shows that Sub-Divisional Police Officer/Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tenali filed memo before the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Tenali in this crime on 01.08.2011 mentioning the above facts and stating that he was producing remand report with all the conn


























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