Syed Ismail , 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.4385 of 2026 DATE: 06.04.2026 Between:
Syed Ismail
...Petitioner/accused
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad, P.S. Bodhan Rural, Nizamabad.
.... Respondent
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.1 of 2026 of Bodhan Rural Police Station, Nizamabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 78 of the BNS, Section 12 of the POCSO Act,
- 2 - 2012 and Section 3(1)(w)(ii) of the SCs/STs (POA) Act, 2015.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 01.01.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the victim girl acquainted with the petitioner herein and he used to speak with the victim girl when she was in 10th class and after that she joined in Intermediate 1st year and thereafter also the petitioner herein went to the hostel and tried to give chocolate to the victim girl and he used to harass the victim girl and the same was informed to the police. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offences. 3.
Heard Sri D. B. Chaitaya, 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 in jail since 28.01.2026 and the material in the complaint itself is not attracted to any of the offences
- 3 - and only to harass the petitioner herein, the petitioner herein is falsely implicated in the present case and the investigation is already completed and further the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required in the present case. 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. Therefore, he 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 28.01.2026. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 14 have already been examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of
- 4 - 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, at Bodhan.
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.
iii.
The petitioner shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section
- 5 - 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
7.
Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 06.04.2026 TU
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