Pogula Goutham Guru, 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.4773 of 2026 DATE : 08.04.2026 Between:
Pogula Goutham Guru.
...Petitioner/Accused
AND The State of Telangana Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad, Through Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station, Hyderabad, Telangana State.
...Respondent
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.03 of 2026 of Nallakunta Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short 'BNS').
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 04.01.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the complainant was informed that her son Teja fell from the second floor of their apartment after a drunken altercation with his brother Goutham over a mobile phone. He sustained head injuries and was shifted to hospital. 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. After recording the statement of LW2, who is the victim herein, Sections 115(2) and 125 of BNS were altered to the Section 109 of the BNS. LW2 statement shows that intentionally the petitioner herein thrown the victim due to the mental disputes and he sustained grievous injuries.
3.
Heard Sri M. Rajalaxmi, 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 the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations. It is
further submitted that the petitioner is in jail from 24.01.2026 and the material part of the investigation is already completed. It is further submitted that the victim is already been discharged from the hospital, 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 grievous in nature and the victim sustained severe injuries and also underwent surgery. 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 24.01.2026, who is arrayed as accused and as seen from the record LW1 to LW10 were examined.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration and also considering the statement of the mother and LW2, this Court finds it
appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused, 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 for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned IV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hyderabad.
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, for the 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.4773 of 2026 Date: 08.04.2026 SRK