JUDGMENT Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, J. - This petition is filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest. 2. The petitioner is A-1 in Crime No.210 of 2020 of Eluru Rural Police Station, West Godavari District. 3. The offences registered against him are under Sections 420, 264, 265 r/w 34 IPC, Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act and under Sections 25, 30 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. 4. It is a case where the machine at the petrol bunk has been tampered by manipulating it by inserting some chips which resulted into supplying less quantity of petrol to the customers causing huge financial loss to the public and gaining money unlawfully by the petitioner and the other accused in a deceitful manner. 5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. 6. Having regard to the nature of the offences and seriousness of the allegations ascribed against the petitioner, as it is a case of cheating the public by inserting some device in the machine at the petrol bunk which resulted into supply of less quantity of petrol to the customers, causing huge monetary loss to the public and making money unlawfully by the petitioner, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. In the result, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, since the offences are punishable with less than seven (07) years period, the Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C.