Kethavath Shivaji 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.2192 of 2026 DATE: 25.02.2026 Between:
Kethavath Shivaji .... Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through P.S. Adibatla.
.... Respondent/Complainant
O R D E R
This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused in FIR No.27 of 2026 of Adibatla Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the BNS.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 12.01.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating
- 2 - that she has been working at E.Com Service at Bonguloor village, while that time she has got acquaintance with the petitioner herein and they got to know each other in December 2024. On 01.01.2025 he told to her that he loved her. From then onwards both of them used to talk regularly over the phone. In that month, one day he asked her to come out with him saying that they would eat outside. He took her on his bike and he had sexual intercourse with her. There, after promising that he would marry her, then he forcefully had physical relations with her and when she asked him seriously about marriage, he kept delaying by saying that they would get married after things were settled. Later, in the month of June, when he again tried to force himself on her and she refused, he assaulted and beaten her with his hands, and left the place saying that he would see her and refused to marry her. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offence. 3.
Heard Sri Dr. S. B. Md. Irfan Ali Abbas, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M.
- 3 - Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegation and he is falsely implicated by the de-facto complainant in this case and whatever the relationship between them is a consensual relationship and in fact, the de-facto complainant is aged about 29 years and the petitioner herein is aged about 27 years and he is in jail since 13.01.2026 and he is an aspirant of competitive exam and only to degrade the petitioner herein, the de-facto complainant has falsely implicated him in the present case. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to him by allowing this criminal petition.
5.
On other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations against the petitioner herein are heinous in nature. Further, the LWs. 1 to 10 were already examined. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
- 4 - 6.
In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner herein is in jail since 13.01.2026. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 10 have already been examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioner 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 learned XV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, at Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy District.
ii.
The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks
- 5 - or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioner 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: 25.02.2026 TU
- 6 - THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2192 OF 2026 DATE : 25.02.2026 TU