Mohammed Ghouse v. The State Of Telangana,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETI TION No.8013 OF 2026 DATE: 08.06.2026 Between :
Mohammed Ghouse.
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Petitioner/Accused No.7 And The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad.
Through Police Station, Kukatpally, Cyberabad. ...
Respondent/Complainant : ORDER :
This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Surakhsha Sanhita, 2023 praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.7 in Crime No.398 of 2026 of the Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 16.03.2026 at 23:30 hours a complaint is received from Mr.Md.Azeemuddin in which he stated that the complainant and his friend Mohammed Kushmuddin/accused No.4 are working under Amir and on 16.03.2026 at about 19:00 hours, after finishing Namaz while they were near Bahadurpura, Amir gave them a Rs.10 note and instructed them to hand it over to Pavan at Kukatpally. He told them that after giving the note to Pavan they should collect the Hawala money that he would give and deliver it to Ibrahim. Accordingly, they took the Rs.10 note and started towards Kukatpally on Kushro's (accused No.4) Suzuki Burgman Motorcycle. After reaching Kukatpally, they called Pavan and he told them to come to Room No.206 on the Second Floor of Gokul Enclave Building near Pillar No.825.
After that they placed Hawala cash amount to Rs.1 Crore into the cartoon box they had brought, packed it and handed it over to them. After coming outside, Kushro called Ibrahim and he asked them to come near Pillar No.848. While Kushro was driving the motorcycle and complainant was sitting behind holding the carton box, they started from Gokul Enclave. When they reached near Metro Pillar No.
their eyes. Due to this, Kushro lost control and the bike hit the rear side of a bus moving ahead of them. He fell down along with the carton box containing the cash. Two persons came near them and tried to rob the cash amount. Basing on the complaint, Police registered the case for the above said crime. The main allegation against the petitioner is that he conspired with Accused Nos. 1 to 4 and shared an amount of Rs.3,00,000/-. The petitioner was subsequently arrested on 23.02.2026.
3.
Heard Sri Puruhuta Lodha, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the allegations he is falsely implicated in the present crime. He further submitted that the petitioner was not present at the scene of offence, basing on the confession statement of accused No.1 he was falsely implicated in this crime. He further submitted that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 25.03.2026 and the material part of the investigation is already completed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that charge sheet is also filed and further
custody is not necessary. Therefore, he prayed that this Court may be pleased to grant regular bail to the petitioner by allowing the present criminal petition.
5.
On the other hand, the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and contended that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature, as he is accused of robbing a hawala amount. It was further submitted that the investigation is still pending and that the prosecution intends to recover the entire amount involved in the offence. Although the charge sheet has been filed, the petitioner is not entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the learned Public Prosecutor requested the Court to dismiss the bail petition.
6.
Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is evident that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 25.03.2026 and the charge sheet has also been filed. Taking into consideration the nature of the allegations and the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioner-accused No.7 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge-Cum-II Additional MSJ-Cum-Prl.Family Court, Medchal Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally.
ii.
The petitioner shall appear before the SHO concerned at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) week or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioners shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 483(2) of the BNSS.
7.
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 08.06.2026 FM
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.8013 OF 2026 Date: 08.06.2026 FM