Shaik Muneer 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.3512 of 2026 DATE: 26.03.2026 Between:
Shaik Muneer and 3 others .... Petitioners/ Accused Nos.1 to 4 AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.
.... Respondent/ Complainant
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4 in connection with Crime No.21 of 2026 of Renjal Police Station, Nizamabad District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 109 read with 3(5) of BNS.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 02.03.2026 the de-facto complainant, lodged a report before the police stating that he is the Sadar of Akbari Mosque, Neela village. He planned to construct a compound wall around the mosque and for the same purpose he borrowed 25 feet of land from Lathif, he too accepted to donate the land. The mosque members were informed and verified the arrangement. During construction, Shaik Muneer, by having enmity over the land donation, obstructed the work and threatened the complainant. On 01.03.2026 at about 23:40 hours, while the complainant was standing in front of his house, petitioners rushed at him, abused him using filthy language, and with an intention to kill him, they assaulted him with sticks and stones. The complainant escaped and hid in a shuttered room, into which the accused persons pelted stones. Hence complainant requested to take necessary action. Based on this report, the police registered a case against the accused for the alleged offences.
3.
Heard Sri E. Venkatesh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, and Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy,
learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case, and the averments in the complaint itself reveal that it is essentially a civil dispute. To settle the dispute, a false criminal case has been lodged against them. He further submitted that the de facto complainant has also filed an application before the concerned Station House Officer seeking withdrawal of the criminal case. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners by allowing the present Criminal Petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions, contending that the allegations against the petitioners are serious and grave in nature and that the investigation is still at an initial stage. He further submitted that four other crimes are registered against Accused No.2 and that a rowdy sheet is also pending against him. Hence, custodial interrogation of the petitioners is necessary for effective investigation, and prayed for dismissal of the Criminal Petition.
6.
In light of the submissions made by both learned counsel, and upon perusal of the material available on record along with the allegations against the petitioners, this Court deems it fit to grant pre‐arrest bail to Accused Nos.1, 3, and 4. However, in view of the allegations against Accused No.2, including the pendency of four criminal cases and a rowdy sheet, his bail application is dismissed. The grant of bail to Accused Nos.1, 3, and 4 shall be subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioners-accused Nos.1, 3, and 4 shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Renjal Police Station, Nizamabad District within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release him on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two sureties, for the like sum each.
ii.
The petitioners-accused Nos.1, 3, and 4 shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.
iii.
The petitioners-accused Nos.1, 3, and 4 shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Wednesday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m. 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.
7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is partly allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 26.03.2026 SS
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3512 of 2026 Date: 26.03.2026 SS