Syed Masooduddin v. State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5718 of 2026 DATE: 20.04.2026 Between:
Syed Masooduddin and another ..Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 4 And The State of Telangana, Through SHO, Police Station, Pitlam, Kamareddy District, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
...Respondent/complainant
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 4 in Crime No.60 of 2022 of Pitlam Police Station, Kamareddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 474, 420, 323, 506, r/w 34 of the IPC.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant has lodged a private complaint before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Banswada and the same was forwarded to the Police Station by the trial Court for investigation under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C and the complainant's mother executed will deed on 15.05.2016 and she partitioned the lands among her (11) children including her share and thereafter, accused No.1 created false and forged document and it was mentioned that the said lands was purchased with the funds of A.1 by the mother of the de-facto complainant and accused fabricated the documents and the signature in the document is not one and the same. Hence, the complainant requested the police to take necessary action. Basing on the same, the police registered a case for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri V. Ravi Kiran Rao, learned senior counsel representing Sri V. Rohith, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent -State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the crime is of the year 2022 and in fact, the forgery has committed
by the petitioners in the year 2017 and there is a delay of 11 years and the de-facto complainant has created a false story and falsely implicated the petitioners herein in the present case and they are claiming O.S. for partition of the said property stating that it is a Matruka property and the same documents can be examined during the course of trial as the offences are pertaining to the documentary evidence and the custodial interrogation of the petitioners herein is not required for further investigation. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioners stating that the allegations against the petitioners are serious in nature. He further submitted that the custodial interrogation of the petitioners herein is required for further investigation. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.
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In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and on a perusal of the material available on record, it is observed that the alleged crime is of the year 2022 and earlier, this Court in quash petition has granted bail and
recently, it was disposed of. Further, all the allegations seems to be basing on the documentary evidence and it does not require custodial interrogation of the petitioners herein. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioners shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Pitlam Police Station, Kamareddy District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release them on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- each, with two sureties, for the like sum each.
ii.
The petitioners shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.
iii.
The petitioners shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of 8 weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and thereafter, as and when required.
7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 20.04.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5718 of 2026 Date: 20.04.2026 TU