Gottem Uk Ka La Gopiraju, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2266 OF 2026 DATE :24.02.2026 Between :

Gottemukkala Gopiraju ... Petitioner/Accused No.4 And The State of Telangana, through Public Prosecutor at High Court, Hyderabad, ... Respondent : ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, by the petitioner/Accused No.4 seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.721 of 2025 of Subedari Police Station, Warangal District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 316 (2), 318 (4) and 108 r/w.62 r/w.3 (5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2.

The facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant lodged a complaint before police on 17.12.2025 stating that her husband/victim is running Amrutha Multi Speciality Hospital at Kakaji Colony, Hanumakonda for a period of 10 years and on

16.12.2025 when their grand-daughter tried to wake him up before going to school, they found no response and immediately he was shifted to hospital. While shifting to the hospital they found a suicide note in the pocket of victim, wherein he mentioned that A-1 to A-7 induced him to establish a company namely Amrutha Hastham Health Care Services Limited on 14.06.2024 at Sammaiah Nagar, Hanumakonda, made him to invest huge amounts and fraudulently cheated him for crores of rupees. Accused Nos.1 to 3 introduced petitioner/Accused No.4 and under the guise of false promise of providing plots he collected Rs.44,00,000/- from the victim. Without providing any plot, accused harassed the victim and due to which he became mentally depressed and on the early morning of 16.12.2025 consumed un-known tablets in an attempt to commit suicide. Hence, requested the police for taking necessary action, basing on the same, Police registered the case against the accused for the above offences.

3.

Heard Sri Jella Naresh Kumar, learned counsel representing Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent of the said allegations. He further submitted that with regard to Section 108 of BNS there is no question of abatement of committing suicide by the petitioner except stating that there is a suicide note. He further submitted that victim is alive and Section 108 of BNS is not at all applicable to the present case and also the contents of complaint are vague in nature. Hence, prayed this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the alleged offences against the petitioner are serious in nature. He further submitted that while shifting the victim to the hospital his family members found a suicide note, wherein it is clearly mentioned that the petitioner herein induced the victim and took Rs.44,00,000/- and when the victim requested for repayment he has not paid the same, which is the specific allegation pleaded against the petitioner. Therefore, he is not entitled for anticipatory bail. 6.

Considering the submissions made by both the parties and the material on record, as the victim survived and discharged from the hospital, the question of Section 108 of BNS is not applicable and the punishment prescribed for

remaining offences are below seven (7) years, this Court deems it fit to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Subedari Police Station, Warangal within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release the petitioner on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO between 09.00 a.m and 5.00 p.m., on every Wednesday for a period of eight (8) weeks, for the purpose of investigation or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482 (2) of BNSS and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

7.

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

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 24.02.2026 PN/VPT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2266 OF 2026 Date: 24.02.2026 PN/VPT