Sanugommula Vishnuvardhan Reddy, v. The State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.254 of 2026 DATE: 19.01.2026 BETWEEN:

Sonugommula Vishnuvardhan Reddy ... Petitioner/Accused And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, Through SHO PS Nagarkurnool, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad.

... Respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.474 of 2025 before the Nagarkurnool Police Station, Nagarkurnool District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 109 of BNS.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 29.12.2025, the de-facto complainant, who is the mother of the petitioner, lodged a report before the police stating that on 28.12.2025, at about 17:00 hours, the petitioner came to her house and attempted to kill her by assaulting her with his hands and also with a cell phone. Meanwhile, some villagers arrived and rescued her. Subsequently, she lodged a report with the police, based on which a case was registered for the aforementioned offence.

3.

Heard Sri D. Udit Narayan, learned counsel appearing for Sri Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri E. Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the allegations and has been falsely implicated in the case due to civil disputes between the parties. He contended that the mother of the petitioner had executed a gift deed in favour of her other two sons. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a suit vide O.S. No. 11 of 2011 seeking cancellation of the said gift deed, which was decreed

by the trial Court. Subsequently, an appeal was filed against the said judgment. In the meantime, the de-facto complainant had earlier filed five criminal cases against the petitioner since 2014, in all of which the petitioner appeared before the trial Court and was acquitted. Therefore, submitted that the present case is also a false case. Hence, prayed that this Court grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing the Criminal Petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, contending that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Being the son of the de-facto complainant, he attempted to kill his mother due to property disputes. However, he filed the medical report showing that the de-facto complainant sustained only simple injuries 6.

In light of the submissions made by both learned counsel and upon a perusal of the material available on record, it is observed that the petitioner is the son of the defacto complainant. Earlier, the de-facto complainant had filed five criminal cases against the petitioner, some of which ended

in acquittal and some were settled before the Lok Adalat. The civil case filed by the petitioner also indicates that there exists a property dispute between the parties. The medical certificate filed by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor clearly shows that the de-facto complainant sustained simple injuries. Considering the long-standing criminal cases and the property dispute between the parties, custodial interrogation does not appear necessary at this stage. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant prearrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Nagarkurnool Police Station, Nagarkurnool District within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release him on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

iii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and thereafter, as and when required.

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Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 19.01.2026 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.254 of 2026 Date: 19.01.2026 SS