Ashutosh Dayama, 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.4072 of 2026 DATE: 25.03.2026 BETWEEN:
Ashutosh Dayama .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Through SHO, Madhapur Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent 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 petitioner, who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.2533 of 2025 of Madhapur Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for
the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 of the IPC.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 31.12.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that she got acquainted with the petitioner herein and thereafter, they continued commutating with each other and under the promise of marriage, he exploited her physically and from the year 2020 to 2024, he continued physical relationship with the de-facto complainant and he married another woman in the year 2024. She further stated that as the petitioner herein has exploited her from the year 2020 to 2024 and he also extracted Rs.35 lakhs from her, she requested for necessary action. Basing on the said complainant, the police registered a case for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri Thakur Vikas Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri E. Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is innocent of the said allegations and there is a delay of one year in lodging the report before the police even according to the de-facto complainant and whatever the relationship between them is a consensual relationship and there is no such promise of marriage by the petitioner herein and he is ready to cooperate with the investigating authority. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.
5.
On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner stating that the allegations against the petitioner herein are serious in nature and the investigation is not yet completed and prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.
6.
In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and on a perusal of the material available on record, the averments made in the complaint itself
shows that the offences are from the year 2020-2024 and in the year 2024, the petitioner itself married another woman and there is a delay of one year in lodged the report before the police. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Madhapur Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, 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/-, with two sureties, for the like sum each.
ii.
The petitioner 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 petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of 8 weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and thereafter, as and when required.
7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 25.03.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.4072 of 2026 Date: 25.03.2026 TU