Bellapola Aravind v. The State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S. CHALAPATHI RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7910 of 2026 DATE: 29.05.2026 BETWEEN:

Bellapola Aravind.

...Petitioner/Accused No.1

AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

...Respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.181 of 2026 dated 03.03.2026 registered by the Adilabad-I Town Police Station, Adilabad District, for the offences punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNS'). 2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 03.03.2026, the victim's mother lodged a complaint stating that her only daughter was admitted to RIMS Hospital on 03.03.2026 with severe stomach pain and delivered a baby and on enquiry, the victim told her mother that she had become

acquainted with the petitioner/accused herein via Instagram in January last year and used to talk occasionally over the phone and developed intimacy and maintained physical relationship with the girl, on the pretext of love and to marry her.

3.

Heard Mr. Soma Ravi Kiran Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case. The petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the investigation and to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, the present Criminal Petition has been filed.

5.

On the other hand, the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Therefore, at this stage, granting of bail to the petitioner does not arise. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.

6.

Admittedly, in the instant case, the girl is a major as per the instructions of the learned Public Prosecutor. But, basing on the said

complaint lodged by the mother of the girl, the police authorities have arrested the petitioner/accused on 04.03.2026 and the petitioner is in judicial remand from the said date and the offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 69 of the BNS, for which the punishment is above seven (7) years. However, the fact remains that the petitioner has been in judicial remand for more than (85) days and that admittedly, the girl and the petitioner/accused were in relationship. 7.

In the said circumstances, the petitioner/accused is granted bail subject to following conditions:

(i) The petitioner/accused shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- with two sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate at Adilabad.

(ii) The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 480(3) 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 Sunday between 09:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., for a period of six (6) weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier and thereafter as and when required. 8.

Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE S. CHALAPATHI RAO Date: 29.05.2026 Note: Issue C.C. today B/o.

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