Khammampati Satheesh v. The State Of Telangana
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6117 of 2025 ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.1, seeking bail in Crime No.194 of 2025 of Saroornagar Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate registered for the offences punishable under Sections 69, 89, 318(3)&(4), 316(2) of BNS and Sections 3(2)(V) and 3(2)(Va) of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015. 2.
The case of prosecution, in brief, is that the de facto complainant made a complaint to respondent No.2 police station on 20.02.2025 at 16:30 hours, stating that about 2 years back, she was introduced to petitioner/accused No.1, further both fell in love. On 15.12.2024 at 17:00 hours, the petitioner asked her to come to oyo room at White Ridge Victoria Hotel, beside Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Kothapet, Hyderabad and sexually exploited her at the said hotel, by the deceitful words that he will marry her after getting the government job, but thereafter the petitioner told her that if he marries her, his brother-in-law will leave his sister and his mother would die and thereby avoided her. As such she requested to
take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police have registered the above crime against the petitioner. 3.
Heard Mr.MVA Sai Kumar, learned counsel representing Mr.B.Suman Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent State.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that basing on the complaint, lodged by the de facto complainant, dated 20.02.2025 the aforesaid crime was registered. Subsequently, at the instance of the elders, well-wishers, the petitioner and de facto complainant entered into a settlement. The de facto complainant on 09.04.2025 approached the investigation officer and submitted a representation requesting them to close the aforesaid crime, when investigation officer failed to take appropriate steps to close the said crime, the petitioner, along with de facto complainant approached this Court and filed Crl.P.No.5792 of 2025 for recording the compromise. On 25.04.2025, this Court directed the parties to appear before the Legal Services Authority for their identification on 28.04.2025. In the meantime, the petitioner was arrested on 01.04.2025. The petitioner has not appeared before the Legal Services
Authority. The petitioner is not having any criminal antecedents, if the petitioner is not enlarged on bail, he will be put to great hardship. 5.
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has not disputed the same. 6.
Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and after perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that basing on the complaint, lodged by the de facto complainant, dated 20.02.2025, Crime No.194 of 2025 was registered. The record further reveals that, the de facto complainant approached the investigating officer and submitted a representation on 09.04.2025 requesting them to close the complaint on the ground that the petitioner and the de facto complainant have settled the dispute between them. When the investigating officer failed to take any steps, the de facto complainant and the petitioner have approached this Court and filed Crl.P.No.5792 of 2025 to record their compromise and to quash the proceedings in crime No.
194 of 2025 and the said application is pending, wherein this Court directed the parties to appear before the Legal Services Authority on 25.04.2025. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner was arrested on 01.04.2025, due to the same, he could not appear before the Legal Services Authority.
antecedents.
Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/accused No.1 subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner/accused No.1 is enlarged on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the V Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-V Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at L.B.Nagar, Ranga Reddy District.
(ii) The petitioner/accused No.1 shall appear before the investigating officer whenever his presence is required for the purpose of investigation.
(iii) The petitioner/accused No.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 483 (3) of BNSS. 7.
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ J.SREENIVAS RAO, J Date: 30.04.2025 Pss
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.5707 of 2025 Date: 30.04.2025 Pss