Mohd Aziz Alias Aizaz, 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.2016 of 2026 DATE : 24.02.2026 Between:

Sri Mohd Aziz @ Aizaz.

...Petitioner/Accused

AND The State of Telangana Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

...Respondent

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused in FIR No.18 of of Madannapet Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short 'BNS'). 2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 13.01.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that his relative Sri Ramesh Pandit informed the de-facto

complainant that after completion of his work at the diary, he started to go to meet his uncle Kaliyug Pandit at Rein Bazar at about 18:00 hours, when Sri Ramesh Pandit reached near pan shop, he noticed two persons quarelling and one person was beating with the other with a stick. In the meantime, the injured person came towards him seeking help. The assailant suspecting that Ramesh had intervened in the quarrel, suddenly took out a knife and stabbed Ramesh four times on his left hand and two times on his chest. Immediately, Ramesh was shifted to a hospital, wherein Ramesh was undergoing treatment. Later the complainant came to know that the petitioner and another person were involved in stabbing Ramesh, hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Based on the said complaint, the police registered a case against the petitioner for the aforementioned offences.

3.

Heard Sri Mohd Muzaferullah Khan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and even

according to the prosecution case, there is no intention to kill the injured by the petitioner and mistakenly the petitioner had attacked the injured. It is further submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 14.01.2026 and the material part of the investigation is already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the alleged offences against the petitioners are grievous and heinous in nature. It is further contended that the petitioner attacked the injured with a knife and the injured was indiscriminately attacked by the petitioner and five grievous injuries were sustained by the injured. Therefore at this stage, the petitioner is not entitled to grant bail.

6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court is of the considered view that, the petitioner is in jail from 14.01.2026 and from the instructions received by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, injured witness is discharged from the hospital and LW1 to LW14 were examined

including the Investigating Authority. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused, subject to the following conditions. i.

The petitioner/accused shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hyderabad.

ii.

The petitioner/accused shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) week or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner/accused shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

7.

Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 24.02.2026 SRK

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2016 of 2026 Date:24.02.2026 SRK