Mamidishetty Sai Teja v. State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6242 of 2026 DATE: 01.05.2026 BETWEEN:

Mamidishetty Sai Teja ..... Petitioner And State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad, Through the Station House Officer, PS Keesara, Malkajgiri District.

..... 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.170 of 2026 before the Keesara Police Station, Malkajgiri District. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 24.02.2026, the defacto complainant, lodged a complaint before Police stating that his second daughter was married to Sai Teja on 30.11.2025 in the

presence of elders from both families. On 23.02.2026, while Sai Teja was attending to his office work at home, one Mogani Priyansh was also present. Sai Teja attempted to call his wife, but she did not respond. Subsequently, between 23:30 and 23:45 hours, he went to the first floor and found his wife hanging from a door curtain. He, along with his brother-in-law, broke open the door, brought her down and found her dead. Hence, the complainant requested the police to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, initially the case was registered for the offence punishable under Section 194 of BNSS, and subsequently, the provision was altered to Section 80 of BNS. 3.

Heard Sri K. Sai Teja, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case and there are no allegations of dowry demand, cruelty, harassment, abetment, or any overt act against the petitioner. On the contrary, the defacto complainant has expressly stated that he has no suspicion regarding the death, thereby weakening any attempt to invoke serious non-bailable offences. He further submitted that the deceased was under mental distress due to a personal relationship with one Asif, which contributed to the incident, and not due to any

act of the petitioner. He further submitted that substantial portion of investigation is complete, there is no necessity for custodial interrogation of the petitioner and that the petitioner is ready and willing to fully cooperate with the investigating agency. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing the criminal petition.

5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the petition by contending that the allegations against the petitioner are grave and serious in nature and the petitioner may influence witnesses or tamper with evidence if granted anticipatory bail and that the investigation is still pending and, therefore, granting pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, at this stage, does not arise and prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.

In light of the submissions made by both learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is evident that there are no specific allegations against the petitioner to constitute an offence punishable under Section 80 of BNS. The FIR was initially registered under Section 190 of BNSS and was subsequently altered to Section 80 of BNS. Further, the suicide note of the deceased indicates that she alone was responsible for her death. Having regard to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegations against the petitioner, this Court deems it appropriate to

grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Keesara Police Station, Malkajgiri 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/- 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 filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, 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: 01.05.2026 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6242 of 2026 Date: 01.05.2026 SS