THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5468 of 2024

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed, under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) by the petitioner/accused No.4, seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.4 in Crime No.5 of 2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 409 and 506 read with 120-B of IPC and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000-2008 (for short ‘the Act, 2000-2008’).

2. Heard Sri G. Vasantha Rayudu, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the ingredients of the offence under Section 409 of I.P.C. are not applicable to the petitioner and insofar as other offences punishable under Sections 419, 420 and 506 read with 34 of IPC and 66D of the Act, 200-2008, as the punishment prescribed for the offences alleged against the petitioner is less than seven years, the Investigating Officer may be directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and also the guidelines formulated by