Boidi Sudhakar v. The State Of Telangana, Through S.H.O., P.S. Bheemgal,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6193 of 2026 DATE: 24.04.2026 BETWEEN:

Boidi Sudhakar .....petitioner/accused And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana 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 prearrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.72 of 2026 before the Bheemgal Police Station, Nizamabad

District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 329(4), 352 and 308(7) of BNS.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 17.04.2026 at about 13:00 hours, the complainant, a businessman running a shoe shop at Puranipet village, Bheemgal Mandal, lodged a report stating that on 14.04.2026 at around 3:30 PM, one Sudhaker, a press reporter, trespassed into his shop and offered to secure bail for his son in a pending case, and demanded Rs.1,00,000/-. Upon refusal, the said Sudhaker abused the complainant in filthy language and threatened to defame his family by publishing false news and implicating them in cases, thereby intimidating him, leading to the present complaint seeking legal action. 3.

Heard Sri K. Venumadhav, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that except the offence punishable under Section 308(7) of BNS, all the remaining offences are punishable below seven years. Even in the averments in the complaint are taken into consideration, there is no such

delivery of property to the petitioner. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing this Criminal Petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that there is no such delivery of the property. Therefore, he prayed the Court to pass appropriate orders. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that except the offence under Section 308(7) all the remaining offences are below seven years. Further, as seen from the record, there is no delivery of the property, as such, the offence punishable under Section 308(7) is not applicable. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Bheemgal Police Station, Nizamabad District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release him on bail on

executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/-, each with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

iii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Wednesday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of eight (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: 24.04.2026 SAI

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6193 of 2026 Date: 24.04.2026 SAI