Rapolu Neela, v. State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.7410 of 2026 DATE: 09.06.2026 Between:

Rapolu Neela ..Petitioner/Accused No.4 And The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

..... Respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.4 in Crime No.33 of 2026 of Karepally Police Station, Khammam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109 r/w 3(5) of the BNS. 2.

The case of the prosecution is that, on 15.02.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating

that Accused Nos.1 to 3 and some others attacked on to the son of the complainant to kill him and they attacked on him indiscriminately with the iron rods and kicked him, as there are some previous disputes between the son of the complainant and the accused. In the said attack, the accused sprayed the chilli in his eyes and A-3 kicked and beat the son of the complainant with the beer bottle on his head received blood injuries and A-2 kicked and beaten with the iron rod, as a result the son of the complainant received severe injury on the left leg. Hence, the complainant requested for necessary action. Initially, the name of the petitioner was revealed and thereafter, basing on the confession statement of LW.3 and other accused, the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused No.4. Basing on the same, the police registered a case for the above said offences. 3.

Heard Sri Tarun Ram Aitham, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondentState. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and she is no way connected with the alleged offence and there is no such

presence of the petitioner at the scene of offence and she is falsely implicated in the present case. He further submitted that there are previous disputes between the parties and the petitioner herein is having no role in this case. 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 learned counsel for petitioner stating that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and she was also present at the scene of offence and she along with other accused sprayed the chilli powder in the eyes of the victim, as such, she is not entitled for the anticipatory bail. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and on a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused No.4 and the role of the petitioner, according to LW-3 and confession statement of other accused, is that she sprayed chilli powder in the eyes of the victim, whereas the same is not mentioned in the complaint and there are previous disputes between the parties. 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, Karepally Police Station, Khammam District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release her 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, and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

iii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of 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: 09.06.2026 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.7410 of 2026 Date: 09.06.2026 TU