Suvarna Chewa 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.7907 of 2026 DATE: 15.05.2026 BETWEEN:
Suvarna Chevva .....petitioner/accused And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
.....Respondent/complainant
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 in Crime No.81 of 2026 before the Chennur (town)
Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 107 read with 3(5) BNS.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that on 29.03.2026, the defacto complainant, who is the father of the deceased minor girl, lodged a complaint stating that his elder daughter studying 7th standard had been residing in the Social Welfare Girls Residential Hostel at Chennur for the past three years. On 25.03.2026 at around 11:00 PM, the complainant received a phone call from the hostel management informing him that his daughter was suffering from vomiting. Upon receiving the information, he immediately rushed to the hostel and came to know that she had already been shifted to the Government Hospital. He then proceeded to the said hospital, where the attending doctor informed him that her condition was stable and there was nothing serious. The complainant stayed with his daughter for three days. However, on 28.03.
2026, noticing a deterioration in her condition and that she had become unstable, the complainant shifted her to a private hospital at Mancherial. At the said hospital, the doctors informed him that his daughter had consumed pesticide poison. Subsequently, on 29.03.
victim succumbed while undergoing treatment. It is further alleged by the complainant that the deceased had previously shared instances of mental harassment inflicted upon her by the school and hostel management. He suspects that such harassment led to her consuming poison. It is also alleged that the hostel management, in collusion with the hospital authorities, failed to disclose the fact of poison consumption to him at the earlier point of time. Therefore, he holds the hostel management responsible for the death of his daughter. Basing on the said report, a case was registered against the accused for the above mentioned offence.
3.
Heard Sri T.V. Ramana Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as 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, who is the part time teacher in TSWRS (Girls) school, Chennur, Mancherial District has been falsely implicated in the present case and during the course of investigation, it has come to light that a dying declaration of the deceased was allegedly recorded by the Magistrate on
28.03.2026. However, the contents of the said dying declaration are neither reflected in the FIR nor in the complaint, and the petitioner is not aware of what transpired therein. The non-disclosure of such a crucial piece of evidence raises serious doubts regarding the veracity of the allegations. He further submitted that there are no specific allegations against the petitioner and mere scolding by teachers in discharge of their duties to maintain discipline does not amount to abetment of suicide and 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 the petitioner is working as a part time teacher in TSWRS, Chennur. The allegations in the present case are general in nature, wherein all the teachers are arrayed as Accused No.1, the hostel management as Accused No.2, and the Government Hospital management as Accused No.3. It is pertinent to note that there are no specific or direct allegations against the present petitioner, and her name is not specifically mentioned in the FIR. The allegations appear to be omnibus in nature against all the teachers, hostel management, and hospital authorities without attributing any distinct role to the petitioner. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of allegations, and the absence of specific accusations 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, Chennur (Town) Police Station, Ramagundam 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/-, each 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 Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of eight (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.
_____________________ E.V.VENUGOPAL, J Date: 15.05.2026 SPD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.7907 of 2026 Date: 15.05.2026 SPD