Dattatri, 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.4755 of 2026 DATE : 08.04.2026 Between:

Dattatri.

...Petitioner/Accused No.1

AND The State of Telangana Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

...Respondent

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.57 of 2026 of Goshamahal Police Station, Hyderabad, registered offences punishable under Sections 64(1), 75, 77, 78, 79, 351(2), r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short 'BNS') and Section 67(A) of the IT Act.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 23.02.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that, she received obscene text/voice messages from Instagram ID "dhondiramkalsait411", which belongs to her cousin Dhondiram Madhav Kalsavita @ Santosh demanding sex, offering money, and threatening dire consequences when confronted. That previously in June 2025, another cousin Dattatri secretly recorded her bathing video without knowledge, demanded satisfaction of sexual desires threatening to upload it on social media, and committed forcible sex 5-6 times at her residence and Nampally lodge. Due to fear of video leakage and harassment, she concealed matter only on 23.02.2026 did she disclose to family. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Based on the said complaint, the police registered a case against the petitioner for the aforementioned offences. 3.

Heard Sri G. Santosh Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is an inordinate delay in reporting the matter and the petitioner is in jail since 24.02.2026 and that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the material part of the investigation is already completed. It is further submitted that the accused No.2 was already released on bail. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposing the petition stating that the alleged offences are heneous and grievous in nature and the material part of the investigation is not yet completed. It is further contended that if the petitioner is released on bail, at this stage, there is a possibility of every threat to the de-facto complainant. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the 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 is in jail from 24.02.2026, who is arrayed as accused No.1 and as seen from the record the allegations pertain to the month of June, 2025 and the record further shows that LW1 to LW14 were examined. Considering that the accused No.2 was already released on bail and also considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused No.1, subject to the following conditions.

i.

The petitioner/accused shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties a like sum each to satisfaction of the learned XVI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hyderabad District at Nampally.

ii.

The petitioner/accused shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) week or till

filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner/accused shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 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: 08.04.2026 SRK

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.4755 of 2026 Date: 08.04.2026 SRK