Chittipally @ Chittiprolu Praveen Kumar v. The State Of Telangana
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2786 of 2025 ORDER:
Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioners in Crime No.1571 of of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Rachakonda, on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed. 2.
The brief facts of the case are that despite collecting the amounts from the victims in the said Janani Repo Projects Private Limited, the accused persons neither registered the plots nor returned the said amounts to the victims. Hence, a case was registered vide Crime No.1571 of 2024 before the Vanasthalipuram Police, Rachakonda, for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 120(b) of the IPC. 3.
Heard Sri Pulimamidi Shashidhar Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners firstly submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they are no way concerned with the alleged offences. He secondly submitted
that the petitioners worked as director and employee of the said Janani Repo Projects Private Limited and they are not connected with amounts deposited by victims/investors. He thirdly submitted that all the material witnesses were examined, and further detention of the petitioners is unnecessary. He fourthly submitted that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 03.02.2025, causing undue hardship to their families. He fourthly submitted that previously bail application of the petitioners vide Crl.M.P.No.213 of 2025 was dismissed by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, on 07.02.2025, without valid reasons. He lastly submitted that the petitioners are residents of Nalgonda District, with movable and immovable properties, and are willing to furnish sureties as directed and prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners stating that the victims invested huge amounts in the said Janani Repo Projects Private Limited and also investigation is not yet completed, therefore, granting bail to
the petitioners, at this stage, does not arise. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
6.
After considering submissions from both the parties and reviewing the record, it is apparent that that the only allegation against the petitioners, who are one of the directors and employee of the said Janani Repo Projects Private Limited, is that they collected the amounts from the victims at the insistence of the other directors of the said Janani Repo Projects Private Limited. However, there is no specific allegation levelled against the petitioners that the said amounts were deposited in the bank account of the petitioners. Hence, since the petitioners are languishing in jail since 03.02.2025 and material part of investigation is also completed, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioners subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of VII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at Hayathnagar.
ii.
The petitioners 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 petitioners 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: 04.03.2025 gms
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2786 of 2025 Date: 04.03.2025 gms