Eera Naresh, 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.5626 of 2026 DATE : 17.04.2026 Between:
Eera Naresh.
...Petitioner/Accused
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, Elkathurthy PS, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
...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.50 of 2026 of Elkathurthy Police Station, Warangal District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 69, 351(2) of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 18.03.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that, the accused developed acquaintance with her about three years ago and promised to marry her. On 26.10.2025, he allegedly had physical relationship with her against her will and thereafter continued her relationship on the pretext of marriage. Later, he refused to marry her, stating loss of interest, and threatened to kill her if she insisted on marriage. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Based on the said complaint, the police registered a case against the petitioners for the aforementioned offences. 3.
Heard Sri Trichnopoly Ravikanth Shivani, 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 and that the petitioner is in jail from 20.03.2026. It is further submitted that there is an inordinate delay of 5 months in lodging the report before the police and there is no
such offence committed by the petitioner. The material part of the investigation is already completed and the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigating authority. 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 against the petitioner are grievous and heinous in nature. It is further contended that the material part of the investigation is not yet completed, 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 20.03.2026, who is arrayed as accused and the allegation against the petitioner is that phe cheated the de-facto complainant and exploited her physically and as seen from the record, LW1 to LW17 were examined. 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, 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 IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Hanumakonda.
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 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: 17.04.2026 SRK
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5626 of 2026 Date: 17.04.2026 SRK