Dr. C. Chandra Shekar (A.2) 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.336 of 2026 DATE: 21.01.2026 Between:

Dr. C. Chandra Shekar .... Petitioner/accused No.2 AND The State of Telangana, Through Kukatpalli Police Station, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Complainant 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 No.2 in Crime No.1528 of 2025 of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for the

offences punishable under Sections 70(1), 77, 89, 351(2), 62 r/w 61(2) of the BNS.

2.

The case of the prosecution is that, on 25.11.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that in the month of August, 2025, the petitioner herein invited her to his residence, as the petitioner herein is senior to the de-facto complainant, she trusted him and went there and he introduced her to his friend Mahesh Babu and then she was offered some snacks and cool drinks and she became unconscious and when she was in unconscious condition, the petitioner herein along with accused Nos.1 and 3 physically exploited her and later, accused No.1 threatened her not to inform the same to anybody and thereafter, accused No.1 exploited her several time and blackmailed her. Hence, she requested for necessary action. Basing on the said complainant, the police registered a case for the above said offences.

3.

Heard Sri H. Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is innocent of the said allegations and he is falsely implicated in this case by the de-facto complainant only to harass the petitioner herein and the main allegations are against accused Nos.1 and 3 and they were already granted bail by this Court, therefore, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required, as the material part of the investigation was already completed and prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner stating that the petitioner herein is the instrumental for the present offences and at the instance of the petitioner herein, she went with the petitioner, thereafter, other accused also exploited her, as such, he is not entitled for the bail. Further, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required for further investigation and prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.

6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and on a perusal of the material available on

record, the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused No.2 and the allegations against the petitioner herein are that, at the instance of the petitioner herein, the de-facto complainant went to his house and thereafter, accused Nos.1 to 3 exploited her, whereas the incident occurred in the month of August, 2025 and she lodged report before the police in the month of November, 2025. As per the remand case diary, prosecution witnesses L.Ws.1 to have already been examined.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, 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., for a period of 8 weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and thereafter, as and when required.

7.

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

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 21.01.2026 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.336 of 2026 Date: 21.01.2026 TU