This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.2, under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., to grant pre-arrest bail in Crime No. 62 of 2016 on the file of the Station House Officer, Maredimilli Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 506, 385, 354-A of IPC and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter after referred to as, the SC/ST Act).

2. The case of the prosecution is that prior to October, 2016, some people came to Chinthakoyya Village of Y.Ramavaram Mandal and enquired the villagers about availability of antique gold coins. In that process, they also enquired de facto complainant for antique gold coins for which he pleaded ignorance. While so, on 03.10.2016, accused No.1, who is a Police Constable, came to the house of de facto complainant, forcibly took Rs.40,000/- kept in the house and also took him to Maredimilli Police Station. At that time, accused Nos.3 and 4 came to the Police Station and demanded de facto complainant for ant