Palthya Sailaja, v. The State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8011 OF 2026 DATE: 09.06.2026 Between:
Palthya Sailaja .. Petitioner/Accused No.3 And The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Through SCU-CID, Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Lakdikapool, Hyderabad.
..Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
The petitioner/accused No.3 filed the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS), seeking to grant pre-arrest bail to her in Crime No.156 of of SCU-CID, Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Lakdikapool, Hyderabad which was registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS) and Section 5 of the Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999.
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Heard Mr. Sanjeeva Reddy Garlapati, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M. Rama Chandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. 3.
The brief facts of the case are that on 10.10.2026 the de facto complainant lodged a report before Police stating that the accused No.1 induced the complainant and his brother-in-law to invest Rs.10,00,000/- (Rs.5,00,000/- each) by promising high returns and double the amount within one year. After initially paying interest, the accused stopped payments and absconded after allegedly collecting huge deposits from the public. Hence, he requested to take action against the accused.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations are that the brother of petitioner, accused No.2 and others collected certain amounts under investment scheme on the name of company called "Gokulanandana Infra India Private Limited", where, accused No.2 is the Managing Director. Petitioner neither induced the people to invest nor collected deposits in the name of investment scheme. The company of the petitioner i.e., Gokulanandana Infra India Private Limited was falsely implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner was
nominally mentioned as Director for the purpose of registering the company and she is not at all involved in day to day activities of the company. Further, accused No.2, who is Managing Director was arrested on 16.04.2026. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner is lactating mother with five (5) months old baby. Petitioner is ready to cooperate with investigation, if required. As the petitioner apprehends arrest, she prays this Court to grant prearrest bail. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and stated that the petitioner is one of the Directors of the Gokulanandana Infra India Private Limited which collected amounts from the depositors, and investigation is not yet completed and the allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Therefore, at this stage, granting of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner does not arise. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition 6.
In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, taking into consideration that the petitioner is not involved in day to day activities of the company, and that she is a lactating mother with
five (5) months old baby; this Court deems it fit to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.3. 7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the petitioner/accused No.3 shall be released on anticipatory bail on the following terms and conditions:
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The petitioner/accused No.3 shall surrender before the SCU-CID, Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Lakdikapool, Hyderabad, within two (2) weeks from today and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release her on bail on her executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties, for the like sum each.
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The petitioner/accused No.3 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.
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The petitioner/accused No.3 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. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________ K. SUJANA, J June 09, 2026 RSP
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8011 of 2026 Date: 09.06.2026 RSP