Mr.Peddinti Madhu v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.6661 and 6717 of 2025 COMMON ORDER:

Since these criminal petitions are arising out of Crime No.45 of 2025, these criminal petitions are heard together and disposed of by this common order.

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These Criminal Petitions are filed under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') seeking bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7 in Crime No.45 of 2025 on the file of the P.S. Noothankal, Suryapet, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 61(2) and 103(2) r/w 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (for short 'BNS'). 3.

The case of the prosecution is that on 17.03.2025, the 4th daughter of the deceased lodged a complaint stating about 15 years ago her father elected as village sarpanch from Congress I Party and husband of third sister also worked together with her father in the same party. Due to some controversies between them in TRS party, her father again joined Congress I Party. When auction was going on for temple land in the premises of Grampanchayath, A1 and his henchmen picked

up quarrel with her father and beat him. There were police cases between them. On 17.03.2025 in the evening hours at about 4.00 hours her father was coming to house from the agriculture land, on the way when he reached at the agriculture land of Konda Linge the henchmen of A1 attacked on her father with deadly weapons i.e. axes and sticks with an intention to kill him put a mask on his face and slashed strongly on his head, legs and right hand. At that time, while Velpula Mahesh and Velpula Ravi who were nearby grazing sheep saw and raised cries, they all escaped from there. While Velpula Ravi informed Daripelli Veeranna about this matter over mobile phone, Veeranna and some other villagers went to her father, shifted him in Car up to Epoor village, from there shifted in an Ambulance to Govt. Hospital Suryapet for treatment where the duty doctor observed her father died. Basing on the same a case was registered in Crime No.45 of 2025. 4.

Heard Mr.C.Hari Preeth, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners have not committed alleged offences and they were falsely implicated

in the said crime, basing upon the confession statement of accused No.1 only. He further submitted that petitioners have voluntarily surrendered before the concerned Police on 21.03.2025 and subsequently they were sent to judicial custody and since then they were in judicial custody and they are not having any criminal antecedents. He further submitted that accused Nos.8 to 23, 26, 29, 31 to 33 and 42 in the said crime were released on regular bail and accused Nos.41 and 43 in the said crime were released on anticipatory bail. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready to cooperate with the investigation and also ready to abide the conditions, which are going to be imposed by this Court and hence, prayed for grant of bail.

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Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioners have committed grave offences and the investigation is under progress and if the petitioners are released on bail at this stage, they may tamper with the evidence and may threaten the witnesses, and hence, prayed to dismiss the petition.

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Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and after perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that petitioners have voluntarily surrendered before the concerned

Police on 21.03.2025 and since then they were in judicial custody. Even according to the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, petitioners are not having any other criminal antecedents and 19 witnesses were already examined. He has not disputed that accused Nos.8 to 23, 26, 29, 31 to 33 and 42 in the said crime were released on regular bail and accused Nos.41 and 43 in the said crime were released on anticipatory bail.

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Taking into consideration the above facts of the case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7, subject to the following conditions:

(i) The petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees twenty five Thousand only) each with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Thungathurthy.

(ii) After release, the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7 shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11.00 A.M. on every Monday, for a period of four (4) weeks or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of

investigation and thereafter, as and when required.

(iii) After release, petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7 shall not influence the witnesses or interfere with the investigation.

iv) The petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 7 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 483 (3) of BNSS.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petitions are allowed. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________ JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO Date: 09.06.2025 vsl