Mamidi Ravikanth Goud, v. State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3274 of 2026 DATE: 13.03.2026 Between:
Mamidi Ravikanth Goud
...Petitioner/accused No.1
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 No.1 in FIR No.73 of 2026 of Armoor Police Station, Nizamabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85 and 108 of the BNS.
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The case of the prosecution is that, on 05.02.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the marriage of the deceased with the petitioner herein was performed at about 10 years back and thereafter, the petitioner herein used to harass her and they were blessed with two children and further stated that the petitioner herein demanded additional dowry of Rs.20 lakhs and due to the harassment of the petitioner herein along with other accused Nos.2 to 5, the deceased committed suicide. 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 K. Mohan Goud, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. 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 allegations and in fact, the petitioner herein has taken care of the deceased before her death and she was taken to the hospital as she was
- 3 - suffering with ill-ailments and there is no such harassment by the petitioner herein and he is in jail since 07.02.2026 and he has to take care of his parents and children 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 herein are serious and heinous in nature and the investigation is not yet completed and due to the harassment of the petitioner herein, the deceased committed suicide, as such, at this stage, he is not entitled for the bail and prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
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 07.02.2026. As seen from the remand case diary, the
- 4 - prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 8 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 the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Armoor.
ii.
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: 13.03.2026 TU
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