Vijayawada, May 08: The sessions court here today ordered City Police Commisioner N V Surendra Babu and four other police personnel to be present before the third metropolitan court within four working days on their anticipatory bail plea in a custodial death case. After hearing arguments on the anticipatory bail, the court ordered that all petitioners -- Babu, Assistant Police Commissioner D Rami Reddy, sub-inspector Srinivas, assistant sub-inspector Babu Rao and sentry Nanchariah -- to surrender before the third metropolitan judge. On their surrender, the third metropolitan court judge, Vijayawada has to release the petitioners on bail on execution of self-bond of Rs 5,000 with two sureties for the like sum each. The petitioners were issued non-bailable warrants on May 2 by the third metropolitan judge in connection with the custodial death of one Kodeboina Srinivas. He had posted the case for next hearing on June 10.

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