Vemula Raja Ravindra, 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.6452 of 2026 DATE: 28.04.2026 Between:
Vemula Raja Ravindra .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Through SHO, P.S. Medipally, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court 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 FIR No.453 of 2026 of Medipally Police Station, Malkajgiri District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the BNS.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 28.03.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that she got acquainted with the petitioner herein. They
exchanged their mobile numbers and started talking in phone after passing some days accused proposed his love to the complainant, she accepted the same after six months, during June-2024 when she was at Bhadrachalam accused came there and took her to Haritha residency and compelled her for sexual intercourse by making false promise in the name of marriage. Subsequently, he continued to do so when she was present at her residence. After some days when she asked him for marriage, he started postponing the matter with lame excuses, when she pressured him, accused started suspecting her character, abused, behave rude. Further, victim along with her family members on 12.03.2026 went to accused native place Koheda village Siddipet district, he accepted to marry her in the presence of elders but he didn't. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offence.
3.
Heard Sri Baglekar Akash Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and both the petitioner and the victim are majors and whatever the relationship between them is a consensual relationship and there is no such exploitation committed by the petitioner and he is in jail since 06.04.2026 and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to him 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 the allegations against the petitioner herein are serious and heinous in nature. It is further submitted that under the promise of marriage, the petitioner herein physically exploited the victim and the investigation is not yet completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal 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 herein is in jail since 06.04.2026. As seen from the remand case diary, the
prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 8 have already been examined. Further, the record shows that since June, 2024, they were in physical relationship. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the duration of incarceration and also the statement made by the victim in the complaint that the petitioner herein already married her, 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 JMFC, Medipally.
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: 28.04.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6452 of 2026 Date:28.04.2026 TU