Mudraboyina Ganesh, v. State Of Telangana
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2826 of 2026 DATE: 03.03.2026 Between:
Mudraboyina Ganesh .... Petitioner/ Sole accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
...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.153 of of Inthezargunj Police Station, Warangal District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 417, 420 of the IPC.
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The case of the prosecution is that, on 05.08.2024, the defacto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the petitioner herein harassed her Physically and promised her
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After that when he came to know that complainant spoke with his parents, he called her parents and started blaming her character and saying that she have someone before him, and he is not in relation with her and he was just a friend, after some days he shared screen shots of text messages with some other girl and abusing her and threatening her in calls to blame and spoil complainant life by exposing their personnel's and he insulted her parents also and he has mentally harassed her to commit attempt suicide in May 2024. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, initially the police registered a case for the above said offences under Sections 417 and 420 of the IPC and later, basing the statement of the victim, Section 376 of the IPC is also added.
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Heard Sri Naraparaju Avaneesh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is no such offence committed by the petitioner and whatever the relationship between the parties is a consensual relationship and even according to the de-facto complainant, they are in relationship from the year 2022, as such, there is no question of the offence punishable under Section 376 of the IPC in the present case and the police also closed the case stating that there is no offence under Section 376 of the IPC and he is in jail since 06.02.2026 and he was arrested by the police at Bengaluru International Airport and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to him by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations against the petitioner are grievous and heinous in nature, as such, he is not entitled for the bail and prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
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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 petitioner herein is in jail since 06.02.2026 and even according to the de-facto complainant, both were in relationship from the year 2022 and initially the case was registered only under Sections 417 and 420 of the IPC and basing on the statement of the victim, section 376 of the IPC is also added. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 16 including the investigating authority 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:
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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 the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate Warangal, at Hanamkonda.
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The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
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The petitioner 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: 03.03.2026 tu
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