Shailesh Fandulal Jain v. The State Of Telangana
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD PROCEEDING SHEET MAIN CASE: CRIMINAL APPEAL No.392 of 2026 Sl.
DATE
ORDER
OFFICE NOTE No.
28.04.2026 SKS, J Tr. to I.O.
folder subject Crl.A.No.392 of 2026 to correctio ns if any Admit.
List on 09.06.2026 In the meantime, the Registry is directed to call for records from the trial court and prepare paper book and place before this Court.
_______ SKS, J I.A.No.1 of 2026 This application is filed by the petitioner to grant him bail by suspending the sentence passed in S.C.PCS.No.99 of 2023, dated 08.04.2026 by the learned Special Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court for Trial of Cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Haca Bhavan, Hyderabad and to release him on bail pending disposal of the appeal, wherein the petitioner was found guilty for the offences punishable under Sections 9(m) read with Section 10 of the POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 354-A of IPC and was sentenced to
undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/- for the offence under Section 9(m) read with Section 10 of POCSO Act, 2012 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/- for the offence under Section 354-A of IPC and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months. Both the sentenced imposed are directed to run concurrently and further directed to pay the fine amount of Rs.1,00,000/-to the victim girl as compensation. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and that though there is no evidence on record to prove the guilt of the petitioner, the trial court erroneously convicted the petitioner and that the petitioner is having good grounds to succeed in the appeal. Therefore, he prayed the Court to allow the petition.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail petition, contending that there is no illegality in the judgment of the trial court and that trial court rightly sentenced the petitioner and that there are no merits in the petition. Perused the contents of the affidavit filed in
support of the petition.
Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, it is considered fit suspend the sentence of imprisonment along imposed against the petitioner till the disposal of the appeal. Accordingly, the sentence of imprisonment alone is suspended till disposal of this appeal, and the petitioner is directed to be released on bail upon executing a period bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the Special Sessions Judge, Fast Tract Special Court for Trial of Cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 at Haca Bhavan, Hyderabad. During the period of bail, the petitioner shall not indulge in any criminal acts, failing which the respondent - State shall be at liberty file a petition for cancellation of bail.
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