Mohammed Shahabaz 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.3613 of 2026 DATE: 17.03.2026 Between:
Mohammed Shahabaz and others
...Petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, Through Station House Officer, P.S. Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad.
.... 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.1 to 4 in FIR No.61 of 2026 of Hussaini Alam Police Station, Hyderabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 127(2), 115(2), 109(1), r/w 3(5) of the BNS.
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The case of the prosecution is that, on 24.02.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that he has been working since December 2025 at a loan office by name "Loan Wala" situated at Kakaji City Centre as a customer loan service employee and his office timings were 8:AM to 3:AM. On 23.02.2026 at about 17:00 hours, he attended his duties at the office. At about 23:00 hours, one employee by name Sham locked the main door while all staff members were inside. At about 23:15 hours, co-employees namely Rizwan, Mahfooz, Nizam, Shoaib and others allegedly tied his hands and legs with a rope without any reason, abused him in filthy language and, when questioned, assaulted him with their hands. Due to the said assault, he sustained contusion injuries on his face and neck and complained of pain.
Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, initially the police registered a case for the offences punishable under Sections 127(2), 115(2), r/w 3(5) of the BNS and after recording the statement of LW.1, Section 109(1) of the BNS is also added.
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Heard Sri Mujeeb Ali learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned
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Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent of the said allegations and they are falsely implicated in this case and in fact, the de-facto complainant used to steal the papers in the said office, as such, they scolded him not to do the same, therefore, a false case is registered against the petitioners and the material part of the investigation was already completed and they are in jail since 24.02.2026. It is further submitted that Section 109(1) of the BNS is not applicable to the present case and 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 statement of LW.1 clearly shows that the petitioners herein not only bet the victim, but also gave electric shock to the victim, which itself shows the intention of the petitioners to kill the victim. Further, the investigation is not yet completed, as such, at this stage, they are 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 petitioners herein are in jail since 24.02.2026 and initially in the complaint, there are no allegations of electric shock given by the petitioners and according to the statement of LW.1, it is said that, if the victim again go to the shop, they will kill him. 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.25,000/- each (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nampally, at Hyderabad.
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The petitioners 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
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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: 17.03.2026 TU
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