Sunka Bobby Alias Sunil Kumar Bobby v. The State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.7234 of 2026 Date: 21.05.2026 Between:

Sunaka Bobby @ Sunil Kumar Bobby and another. ..Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

..Respondent ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to enlarge the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.1487 of 2025, dated 13.11.2025 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, for the offences punishable under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2 and 318(4) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short "the BNS").

2.

Heard Mr. Mohd. Idrees Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. D.Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent - State. 3.

Brief facts of the case are that on 13.11.2025, the de facto complainant lodged a complaint with the Police, Kukatpally Police Station, stating that accused No.1 approached the de facto complainant stating that he is an influenced person and he will provide government jobs. Believing the words of accused No.1, the de facto complainant agreed to pay Rs.45,00,000/- and he paid Rs.3,00,000/- as advance. Further, he paid Rs.20,00,000/- to accused No.2 and Rs.25,00,000/- to accused No.1 on regular intervals. Later, the de facto complainant was sent for training to Delhi for one month and Bombay for six months and told to wait for posting orders. Even after one year, he did not get any job. On enquiry, he came to know that all together accused Nos.1 to 3 had cheated him on the pretext of providing a government job. Basing on the said complaint, Police have registered a case, issued FIR and investigated into the same.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners would vehemently contend that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in the present case. There are no specific overt-acts against the petitioners. Learned counsel has also produced a copy of order dated 02.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.419 of 2026 in Crime No.1487 of 2025 passed by the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Kukatpally, whereby accused No.1 in the subject crime was enlarged on bail. Therefore, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners herein by imposing certain conditions.

5.

Per contra, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the offences alleged against the petitioners are very serious in nature, which has impact on the society at large. Investigation is still under progress. Therefore, he prays this Court to dismiss the present petition.

6.

This Court having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor and upon perusal of the material available on record, prima facie it appears that Section

338 of BNS does not attract and except Section 338 of BNS other sections imposed against the petitioners are under seven years of imprisonment, therefore at this stage without going into merits and demerits of the case, deems it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 in the event of their arrest subject to the following terms and conditions: i. The petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 are directed to surrender themselves before the Station House Officer, Kukatpally Police Station, within one week from today, and on such surrender, the Station House Officer concerned shall release the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3 on bail, on their executing personal bonds for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to his satisfication.

ii. On such release, the petitioners shall appear before Station House Officer concerned on every Wednesday and Saturday between 10:30 am to 5:00 pm for a period of three (3) months or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioners shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer and shall not tamper with the evidence directly or indirectly.

iv. The petitioners shall deposit their passports, if any, before the learned trial Court and they shall not leave the jurisdiction limits of the learned trial Court without prior permission. The petitioners shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

v. In the event of any breach of the above conditions, the respondent shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of the petitioners bail.

7.

Accordingly, this application is allowed.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_____________________ E.V.VENUGOPAL, J 21.05.2026 pns/kgk

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.7234 of 2026

21.05.2026 pns/kgk