Vadde Venkata Narayan, 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.2940 of 2026 DATE: 12.03.2026 Between:
Vade Venkata Narayan
...Petitioners/ accused Nos.3, 4 and 5
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through PS Jawahar Nagar.
.... Respondent /Complainant
O R D E R
This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioners who are arrayed as accused Nos.3, 4 and 5 in FIR No.1383 of 2025 of Jawaharnagar Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 103(2) r/w 3(5) and 61 of the BNS and Sections 25(1)(A) and 27(3) of the Arms Act.
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The case of the prosecution is that, on 08.12.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that he along with his elder brother are residing in joint family. His elder brother has two daughters i.e., eldest daughter is aged about 15 year and 2nd daughter is aged about 12 years. His brother is in construction field for the past 20 years. On 08.12.2025 as usual his elder brother went to morning walk and returned. His brother went to drop his 2nd daughter, who is studying in Foster Billa Bang School on his Scooty.
After half an hour their known person went to their house and informed that some unknown persons intercepted his brother on the road in front of Tennis court and attacking him with knives upon which he along with his family members rushed to road in front of Tennis Court and found his brother in a pool of blood and died. On examination he is having knife injuries on back side of left side neck. Similarly on left ear cheek bullet injury; left hand wrist injury; left side of chest, left side of back; right hand fingers knife stab injuries were found. On the other parts of the body also injuries were found.
While his brother after dropping his daughter at the school returning home and on the way near road opposite to Tennis court some 5 to 6 unknown persons came in auto and bike, intercepted his brother and attacked with knives and also fired with a weapon indiscriminately.
- 3 - Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri Santosh Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners herein are accused Nos.3, 4 and 5 and there are no specific role attributed to these petitioners and they are innocent of the said allegations and they are in jail since 10.12.2025 and as on today, no charge sheet is filed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to them 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 allegations against the petitioners herein are serious and heinous in nature and if the petitioners are released on bail, there is every chance of threatening the witnesses and it is a brutal murder, as such, they are not entitled for the bail. However, he informed that he received
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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 petitioners herein are in jail since 10.12.2025 and as on today, no charge sheet is filed, even after lapse of 90 days. 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 petitioners, subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioners shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- each (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned X Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class, Cyberabad Court, at Medchal.
ii.
The petitioners shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every
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iii.
The petitioners shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
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Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 12.03.2026 TU
- 6 - s THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2940 OF 2026 DATE : 12.03.2026 TU